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227 Cases found

Industrie de bois de Vielsalm & Cie v. Walloon Region

At issue: Whether the Swiss government's climate change mitigation targets and implementation measures were adequate under EU Directive 2004/8/EC.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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Yeşil Artvin Derneği and others v. Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and Energy Market Regulatory Authority

At issue: Asking for the cancellation of the tacit rejection of the Presidency on the request to annul the license of the power plant in Çanakkale, Turkey.
Jurisdictions:
  • Turkey
    • 11th Administrative Court of Ankara
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Deutsche Umwelthilfe v. Germany

At issue: Whether an environmental organization authorized under national law to bring legal proceedings can challenge before a national court an administrative decision granting or amending EC type approval.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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Residents of Omkoi v. Expert Committee on EIA Consideration and the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning

At issue: Whether the approval granted for the Omkoi coal mining project be revoked on the basis of Thailand’s national laws and its international obligations in the context of violation to right to a clean and healthy environment and right to public participation in conducting an EIA?
Jurisdictions:
  • Thailand
    • Chiang Mai
      • Administrative Court
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Guyane Nature Environnement and France Nature Environnement v. France

At issue: 1) Whether the national energy policy objective of reducing GHG emissions by 40% between 1990 and 2030 applies to private companies 2) Whether the limited extension of urban development near coastlines rule applies to environmental authorization and what are the conditions for obtaining a valid building permit.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Council of State
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World Wildlife Fund Canada et al. v. Minister of Natural Resources et al.

At issue: Whether the federal government has unlawfully extended oil and gas permits of the coast of British Columbia under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act.
Jurisdictions:
  • Canada
    • Federal Court
      • Supreme Court of Canada
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Challenging criteria and technical requirements to perform fracking in Colombia

At issue: Whether the challenged norms contradict superior norms and cause an irreparable threat or harm to the environment by authorizing fracking in Colombia without sufficient regulation.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Council of State
      • Administrative Courts
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Dennis Murphy Tipakalippa v National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority & Anor

At issue: Whether, in the course of preparing its environment plan for regulatory approval, Santos should have consulted with the applicant and his community; Whether the applicant and his community are considered “relevant persons” for consultation under the relevant regulations
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Federal Court of Australia
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Wayúu Indigenous community and others v. Ministry of Environment and others

At issue: Whether the environmental license of Cerrejón Zona Norte Coal Mining Project violates environmental provisions and human rights to FPIC, health and a healthy environment due to its effects on climate change and GHG emissions.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Council of State
      • Administrative Tribunals
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Czech Republic v Poland (Mine de Turów)

At issue: Whether Poland infringed Directive 2011/92 of the European Parliament and the Council on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of certain public and private projects by adopting national legislation which allowed the competent authorities to extend the license for lignite mining without carrying out the EIA
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • General Court (known as Court of First Instance before 2010)
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Arayara Association of Education and Culture vs. Copelmi Mineração Ltda. and FEPAM (Guaíba Mine Project and hydrological risks)

At issue: Whether an open pit mine project impacts the balance of water resources and climate change.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande do Sul
      • Court of Justice of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (TJRS)
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Workers Party vs. National Environment Council (ADPF 749 on CONAMA Resolutions)

At issue: Whether a new resolution restricting environmental measures is unconstitutional.
Jurisdictions:
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Jara Alarcon Luis /Environmental Assessment Service

At issue: Relevant considerations in environmental impact assessment in the context of mining project under climate change regime
Jurisdictions:
  • Chile
    • Segundo Tribunal Ambiental
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In re Václav Havel Airport Expansion

At issue: Whether the plan for expansion of Václav Havel Airport in Prague is compatible with the Paris Agreement.
Jurisdictions:
  • Czech Republic
    • Prague Regional Court
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Highlands District Community Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

At issue: Whether the decision of a Mines Inspector under the Mines Act (British Columbia) to issue a permit to operate a rock quarry was unreasonable because the Mines Inspector failed to consider the climate change impacts of the proposed quarry.
Jurisdictions:
  • Canada
    • British Columbia
      • Court of Appeal
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Raincoast Conservation Foundation, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, et al.

At issue: Whether to grant leave to appeal the Federal Court of Canada’s decision in Raincoast Conservation Foundation et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., 2019 FCA 224 (No. 19-A-35) dismissing the applicants’ motion for leave to start an application for judicial review against the Governor in Council’s decision to approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project for a second time under the National Energy Board Act.
Jurisdictions:
  • Canada
    • Federal Court
      • Supreme Court of Canada
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Ecology Action Centre v. Nova Scotia (Environment), 2022 NSSC 104

At issue: Whether the applicants had standing in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to challenge, among other things, the decision of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to approve a highway realignment project related to the Goldboro LNG Project.
Jurisdictions:
  • Canada
    • Nova Scotia
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Sierra Club Canada Foundation et al. v. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada et al.

At issue: Whether the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s decision to approve the Bay du Nord Development Project was within his jurisdiction under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and was reasonable.
Jurisdictions:
  • Canada
    • Federal Court
      • Supreme Court of Canada
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Mejillones Tourist Service Association and others with the Environmental Evaluation Service (SEA) of Antofagasta

At issue: Whether the environmental assessment of an thermoelectric power plant should consider climate change.
Jurisdictions:
  • Chile
    • Court of Appeal of Antofagasta
  • Chile
    • Supreme Court
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Coöperatie Mobilisation for the Environment U.A and others v. Executive Board of Province of North Holland (Vattenfall Power Generations Netherlands BV intervening)

At issue: Whether a permit for the construction and use of a biomass facility is lawful, considering the negative effects of higher emissions of nitrogen and CO2 on nature and the environment.
Jurisdictions:
  • Netherlands
    • District Court North-Holland
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