Other Archives - Climate Change Litigation

18 Cases found

EU Biomass Plaintiffs v. European Union

At issue: Whether the European Union’s 2018 revised Renewable Energy Directive illegally treats forest biomass as a renewable fuel by not counting CO2 emissions from burning wood fuels

Jurisdictions:

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

Notre Affaire à Tous and Others v. France

At issue: Whether the French government’s failure to take further action on climate change violates a statutory duty to act under domestic and international law

Jurisdictions:

France
- Administrative Court of Paris

Plan B Earth and Others v. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy

At issue: Government’s alleged violation of the Climate Change Act 2008 for failure to revise its 2050 carbon emissions reduction target in light of the Paris Agreement and the latest science

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Administrative Court, Queen's Bench Division

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change v. Friends of the Earth

At issue: Challenge retrospective aspect of proposed feed-in-tariff rate reduction

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

Pandey v. India

At issue: Adequacy of India's climate change mitigation efforts vis-a-vis Public Trust Doctrine and other legal obligations

Jurisdictions:

India
- National Green Tribunal

Essent Belgium NV v. [Flemish region of] Vlaams Gewest

At issue: Determine legality under EU law of Flemish scheme to promote domestic sources of renewable energy

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Union of Swiss Senior Women for Climate Protection v. Swiss Federal Council and Others

At issue: Adequacy of Swiss government's climate change mitigation targets and implementation measures and possible infringement on human rights

Jurisdictions:

Switzerland
- Swiss Supreme Court

Urgenda Foundation v. Kingdom of the Netherlands

At issue: Seeking declaratory judgment and injunction to compel the Dutch government to reduce GHG emissions

Jurisdictions:

Netherlands
- The Hague
  - Court of Appeals

Netherlands
- The Hague
  - District Court

Leghari v. Federation of Pakistan

At issue: Farmer challenged government for failure to carry out core provisions of 2012 law

Jurisdictions:

Pakistan
- Punjab
  - Lahore High Court

Thomson v. Minister for Climate Change Issues

At issue: Challenge to Minister's target for greenhouse gas emission reductions

Jurisdictions:

New Zealand
- High Court of New Zealand

Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association Incorporated v. Minister of Transport

At issue: Sought judicial review of emissions standards for used cars imported into New Zealand

Jurisdictions:

New Zealand
- High Court of New Zealand

Re French Carbon Tax: Decision No. 2009-599 DC of Dec. 29, 2009

At issue: Challenge to proposed French carbon tax

Jurisdictions:

France
- Constitutional Council

Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston (On request for preliminary ruling from Gerechtshof ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands))

At issue: Requesting guidance as to the meaning of the term ‘dual use’ in Directive 2003/96/EC

Jurisdictions:

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

European Commission v. Council for the European Union

At issue: European Commission challenged negotiating directives of Council establishing detailed negotiating procedures and reporting requirements

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Syncrude Canada Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada

At issue: Challenge to government's authority to impose Renewable Fuel Regulations

Jurisdictions:

Canada
- Federal Court of Appeal

VZW Klimaatzaak v. Kingdom of Belgium & Others

At issue: Compel federal and regional governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Jurisdictions:

Belgium
- Brussels
  - Court of First Instance

Spencer v. Commonwealth

At issue: Appeal of dismissal of challenge to statute restricting cleaning of native vegetation on private property

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- High Court

Macquarie Generation v. Hodgson

At issue: Challenge court finding implied permit conditions limiting CO2 emissions

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- New South Wales
  - Court of Appeals

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