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10 Cases found

ADI 7332 (Policy for “just energy transition” of the State of Santa Catarina)

At issue: Whether the Policy for Just Energy Transition of the State of Santa Catarina, which provides subsidies to coal, is unconstitutional.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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Ricardo Castillo Arancibia v. Municipality of Monte Patria

At issue: Whether climate change's impact on the environmental circumstances was a legal justification for terminating the plaintiff employment contract.
Jurisdictions:
  • Chile
    • Court of Appeal of La Serena
  • Chile
    • Supreme Court
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Office of the Inspector General and Others v. Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and Others

At issue: Whether the Ministry of Environment and the office of the President failed to comply with their obligations established by Law 1931 of 2018 regarding climate action.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Administrative Tribunal of Cundinamarca
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Greenpeace v. Ministry of Energy and Others (on the Energy Sector Program 2020 and Electric Industry Law)

At issue: Whether the amendments to the Electric Industry Act and PRODESEN transgress the right to a healthy environment.
Jurisdictions:
  • Mexico
    • District Court
  • Mexico
    • Circuit Court
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Idheas Litigio Estratégico v Centro Nacional de Control de Energía (CENACE) and Secretaría de Energía (SENER)

At issue: Whether The Agreement and its Annex to guarantee the efficiency, quality, reliability, continuity, and security of the National Electric System in light of the SARS-CoV2 (COVID 19) pandemic transgressed the right to a healthy environment and constitutes a setback on energy transition goals.
Jurisdictions:
  • Mexico
    • Circuit Court
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ADI 7095 (Complexo Termelétrico Jorge Lacerda)

At issue: Whether the Just Energy Transition Program, which provides subsidies to a coal generating complex, is unconstitutional.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA) v. Ministry of Energy and Others (on the Energy Sector Program 2022)

At issue: Whether Mexico's energy sector policy violates human rights by promoting fossil fuels at the expense of renewables and by not contemplating the development of a just energy transition strategy.
Jurisdictions:
  • Mexico
    • District Court in Administrative Matters
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Greenpeace v. Ministry of Energy and Others (on the Energy Sector Program 2022)

At issue: Whether Mexico's energy sector policy violates human rights by promoting fossil fuels at the expense of renewables and by not contemplating the development of a just energy transition strategy.
Jurisdictions:
  • Mexico
    • District Court in Administrative Matters
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Regional Government of Atacama v Ministry of Mining and Other

At issue: Whether the changes in the government policies related to lithium exploitation for the country's energy transition was done without public participation and assessment of environmental impacts.
Jurisdictions:
  • Chile
    • Court of Appeal of Copiapo
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Company Workers Union of Maritima & Commercial Somarco Limited and Others v Ministry of Energy

At issue: Whether the government's energy decarbonization plan failed to include the participation of workers and violated their human rights under a just transition.
Jurisdictions:
  • Chile
    • Court of Appeal of Antofagasta
  • Chile
    • Supreme Court
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