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19 Cases found

Workers Party vs. National Environment Council (ADPF 749 on CONAMA Resolutions)

At issue: Whether a new resolution restricting environmental measures is unconstitutional.
Jurisdictions:
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Rajiv Dutta v. Union of India

At issue: Emissions from forest fires contribute to climate change, and the need to develop forest fire management plans.
Jurisdictions:
  • India
    • National Green Tribunal
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S.S. Gölmarmara ve Çevresi Su Ürünleri Kooperatifi v. Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Manisa Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry

At issue: Request for the annulment of an order of payment and determination of the failure of the administrative duty to protect carbon sinks
Jurisdictions:
  • Turkey
    • Administrative Court of Manisa
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Ministério Público Federal v. IBAMA

At issue: Asking for increased command-and-control measures to reduce illegal deforestation in hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Amazonas
      • 7th Federal Environmental and Agrarian Court of the Judiciary Section of Amazonas
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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
    • Curitiba
      • Federal District Court of Curitiba
  • Brazil
    • Federal Regional Court, 4th Region
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PSB et al. v. Brazil (on deforestation and human rights)

At issue: Whether Brazil's failure to curb deforestation and resulting climate change violates fundamental constitutional rights of indigenous peoples and current and future generations.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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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
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Asociación Civil por la Justicia Ambiental v. Province of Entre Ríos, et al. (Delta del Paraná case)

At issue: Whether different governmental entities are responsible for the burning of a wetland ecosystem and must take immediate action to protect the environment and citizens’ health.
Jurisdictions:
  • Argentina
    • Supreme Court
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PSB et al. v. Brazil (on Amazon Fund)

At issue: Four political parties filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutional Omission before the Federal Supreme Court to compel the Ministry of the Environment to resume the activities of the Amazon Fund.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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Sheikh Asim Farooq v. Federation of Pakistan etc.

At issue: To determine whether the government of Pakistan violated its obligations under natural resource, climate change, and other policies by allowing large-scale deforestation
Jurisdictions:
  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Lahore High Court
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Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)

At issue: How the ICJ awards a country compensation for lost environmental goods and services, including gas regulation and carbon sequestration, resulting from another country’s environment-damaging activities
Jurisdictions:
  • International Courts & Tribunals
    • International Court of Justice
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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
    • European Court of Justice
  • European Union
    • General Court (known as Court of First Instance before 2010)
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Maia Filho v. Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA)

At issue: Validity of fine imposed by Environmental Federal Agency for the burning of 600 hectares for grazing land
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Superior Court of Justice
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Mataatua District Maori Council v. New Zealand

At issue: Determine whether New Zealand climate change policy violates Treaty of Waitangi with Māori
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • Waitangi Tribunal
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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
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Greenpeace Nordic Ass’n v. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (People v Arctic Oil)

At issue: Constitutionality of Norwegian government decision to license new blocks of Barents Sea for development of deep-sea oil and gas extraction
Jurisdictions:
  • Norway
    • Norwegian Supreme Court
  • Norway
    • Borgarting Court of Appeal
  • Norway
    • Oslo District Court
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Decision C-035/16 of February 8, 2016

At issue: Constitutionality of statutory provisions grandfathering agricultural, mining, and oil and gas development activities in sensitive, high-altitude ecosystems
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Ironstone Community Action Group Inc. v. NSW Minister for Planning and Duralie Coal Pty. Ltd.

At issue: To challenge the approval of an extension to an existing coal mine.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Land and Environment Court
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Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc. v. Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Warkworth Mining Limited

At issue: To challenge the approval of the extension and continued operation of coal mine due to impacts on biodiversity
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Land and Environment Court
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The materials on this website are intended to provide a general summary of the law and do not constitute legal advice. You should consult with counsel to determine applicable legal requirements in a specific fact situation.