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214 Cases found

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:
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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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Violations of human rights by to Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH) and China due to coal fired plants in BiH

At issue: Alleged violations of human rights related to pollution, waste and effects on climate change resulting from the operation of a number of Chinese-supported coal fired plants operating or planned to operate in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Nations
    • UN Special Procedures
      • United Nations Special Rapporteurs
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Kang et al. v. KSURE and KEXIM

At issue: Whether Tiwi Islanders were adequately consulted and environmental and climate harms properly assessed for the proposed Barossa pipeline that would run through a habitat protection zone near the Tiwi Islands.
Jurisdictions:
  • South Korea
    • Seoul District Court
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Saonu and Morobe Provincial Government v. Minster for Environment and Conservation and Climate Change and Others

At issue: Whether the environmental impact assessment of a mine was lawful and considered climate impacts.
Jurisdictions:
  • Papua New Guinea
    • Court of Justice at Waigani
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All Aboard Aotearoa v Waka Kotahi

At issue: Whether decision to build a road was unlawful under New Zealand's climate commitments.
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • High Court of New Zealand
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The Climate Movement v. Ministry of Transportation

At issue: Challenge to the adequacy of environmental impact assessment in connection with government plans to construct an artificial peninsula.
Jurisdictions:
  • Denmark
    • Western High Court
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Henry v. EPA

At issue: Whether Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency’s issuing of an oil exploration permit violates Guyanese environmental laws.
Jurisdictions:
  • Guyana
    • Supreme Court
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Guyane Nature Environnement and France Nature Environnement v. France

At issue: Whether the national energy policy objective of reducing GHG emissions by 40% between 1990 and 2030 applies to private companies and whether the limited extension of urban development near coastlines rule applies to environmental authorization.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Council of State
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Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others v. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others

At issue: Whether an oil exploration focused seismic survey challenges constitutional rights regarding consultation, conservation, cultural and spiritual livelihood while highlighting also negatively impacting climate change.
Jurisdictions:
  • South Africa
    • High Court
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Combeima River case of September 14, 2020

At issue: Whether the issuance of mining titles for natural resource exploration and exploitation activities in the Combeima and Cocora rivers violated human rights obligations.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Council of State
      • Administrative Tribunals
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Decision SU-698/17 of November 28, 2017

At issue: Whether diversion of the Bruno River for natural resource exploration and exploitation activities violated human rights obligations.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Decision C-298/16 of June 8, 2016

At issue: Whether the statutory provisions that allow mining activities in sensitive, high-altitude ecosystems (“páramos”) were constitutional.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Students for Climate Solutions v Minister of Energy and Resources

At issue: Whether decision to grant permits for oil and gas exploration was unlawful.
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • High Court of New Zealand
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Greenpeace Nordic and Others v. Norway

At issue: Whether Norway has violated the fundamental rights of Norwegian citizens through the adoption of the decision to license new blocks of Barents Sea for development of deep-sea oil and gas extraction and through the failure to take the necessary measure to address the risk of the climate crisis.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Court of Human Rights
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Greenpeace Argentina et. al., v. Argentina et. al.

At issue: Whether the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development decision to approve the offshore exploration of fossil fuels must be halted and declared null and void for its impacts on climate change.
Jurisdictions:
  • Argentina
    • Federal Court of Mar del Plata N. 2
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