GHG emissions reduction and trading Archives

133 Cases found

Segovia et al. v. Climate Change Commission

At issue: Whether the Philippine government's Climate Change Commission violated the Philippine violated the constitution by failing to enact ambitious climate-related transportation measures.

Jurisdictions:

Philippines
- Supreme Court

Greenpeace East Asia and others v. Ministry of Economic Affairs

At issue: Whether Taiwan's Regulation for Large Power Consumers was not sufficiently ambitious, in violation of the country's climate laws.

Jurisdictions:

Taiwan
- Taipei Administrative Court

ClientEarth v. European Investment Bank

At issue: Whether finance decisions by the European Investment Bank may be subject to requests for internal review under the Aarhus Convention over their potential environmental harm.

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- General Court (known as Court of First Instance before 2010)

Greenpeace Netherlands v. State of the Netherlands

At issue: Whether the Dutch government violated its duty of care to prevent dangerous climate change by failing to attach stringent climate conditions to its coronavirus bailout package of the airline KLM.

Jurisdictions:

Netherlands
- The Hague
  - District Court

Transport Action Network v. Secretary of State for Transport (on National Policy Statement)

At issue: Whether the UK government's national policy statement on road building must be reassessed in light of new, more ambitious climate targets

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division

Transport Action Network v. Secretary of State for Transport and Highway England Company (on Roads Investment Strategy)

At issue: Whether the UK government's Second Roads Investment Strategy unlawfully fails to consider climate and air pollution impacts

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division

Elliott-Smith v. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy et al.

At issue: Whether the UK Emissions Trading Scheme sets an improperly high emissions cap and unlawfully excludes incinerator emissions

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division

Institute of Amazonian Studies v. Brazil

At issue: Whether the Brazilian Constitution guarantees a fundamental right to a stable climate and whether the Brazilian government may be compelled to meet emission and deforestation reduction goals

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Federal District Court of Curitiba

Shrestha v. Office of the Prime Minister et al.

At issue: Seeking an order to compel the government of Nepal to enact an adequate climate change law

Jurisdictions:

Nepal
- Supreme Court

Korean Biomass Plaintiffs v. South Korea

At issue: Whether South Korea's subsidies to biomass generation violate the constitutional environmental rights of solar owners and nearby residents

Jurisdictions:

South Korea
- Constitutional Court

Greenpeace v. Spain

At issue: Environmental groups sued Spanish government for greater climate action.

Jurisdictions:

Spain
- Supreme Court

Youth v. Government of Mexico

At issue: Youth sought climate action by federal government.

Jurisdictions:

Mexico
- District Court in Administrative Matters

Asociación Civil por la Justicia Ambiental v. Province of Entre Ríos, et al.

At issue: Class action asks Argentinian Supreme Court to recognize rights of the Paraná Delta.

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Supreme Court

PSB et al. v. Brazil (on Climate Fund)

At issue: Four political parties filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutional Omission to the Federal Supreme Court to compel the Ministry of the Environment to resume the activities of the Climate Fund.

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Superior Tribunal Federal

Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Incorporated v. Environmental Protection Authority

At issue: Bush fire victims sought to compel greenhouse gas regulation

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- New South Wales
  - Land and Environment Court

Non-compliance Procedure of Croatia under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Question of implementation relating to the calculation of Croatia’s assigned amount and commitment period reserve

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Canada under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Canada’s failure to establish a national registry in accordance with the guidelines and modalities

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Kazakhstan under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Kazakhstan’s non-compliance with requirements under Articles 5 and 7 of the Kyoto Protocol and methodological, reporting and national registry requirements and adjustments required to its 2017 submission with respect to CO2, CH4 and N2O emission estimates.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Monaco under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Monaco’s non-compliance with Articles 5 and 7 of the Kyoto Protocol in relation to its annual submission.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Ukraine under the Kyoto Protocol II

At issue: Ukraine’s failure to establish a true-up period report demonstrating compliance with the Kyoto Protocol

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change