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64 Cases found

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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