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148 Cases found

Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Kobe Steel Ltd., et al.

At issue: Whether the Kobe District Court should grant an injunction against the the construction and operation of the coal-fired power plants.
Jurisdictions:
  • Japan
    • Kobe District Court
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New Weather Institute v. FIFA

At issue: Whether FIFA's claims that the 2022 World Cup was carbon-neutral are misleading by giving consumers the impression that attending the event has no impact on the environment and therefore in breach of the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
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Notre Affaire à Tous Les Amis de la Terre, and Oxfam France v. BNP Paribas

At issue: Whether BNP Paribas' plan concerning the climate risks of its activities is inadequate in violation of the French law on the duty of vigilance.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Judicial Court of Paris
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Beijing Fengfujiuxin Marketing and Technology Co. Ltd. v Zhongyan Zhichuang Blockchain Co. Ltd.

At issue: Plaintiff's asserted claims of breach of contract and seeks to recover damages from the defendant.
Jurisdictions:
  • China
    • District Court of Chaoyang
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ClientEarth v. Shell’s Board of Directors

At issue: Whether Shell's board of directors is breaching its duty to shareholders by not properly managing climate risk.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • England and Wales
      • High Court of Justice
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Allhoff-Cramer v. Volkswagen AG

At issue: Whether Volkswagen’s business activities constitute a violation of claimant’s rights, and the company can be ordered to reduce its emissions to avoid further and future infringements of rights.
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Detmold
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District Court Mönchengladbach-Rheydt, Urt. v. 14.3.2022 – 21 Cs – 721 Js 44/22 – 69/22

At issue: Whether climate protests can be covered by fundamental rights protection.
Jurisdictions:
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Specific Instance to the UK NCP under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises filed by Global Witness against UK Export Finance

At issue: Whether UK Export Finance was in breach of the OECD Guidelines for Multi-national Enterprises by failing to contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement, disclose emissions, and rapidly phase out support for fossil fuels.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines
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Specific Instance filed to the Australian National Contact Point under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by FoE Australia and Others v ANZ Bank Group Limited

At issue: Whether ANZ Bank breached the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by failing to disclose emissions arising from its investments, failing to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and failing to publish climate scenario analysis relating to all ANZ investments.
Jurisdictions:
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Notre Affaire à tous v. FIFA

At issue: Whether FIFA's advertising of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as "carbon neutral" is misleading and false.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Jury de Déontologie Publicitaire (French advertisement ethics self-regulatory organization)
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Carbon Market Watch v. FIFA

At issue: Whether FIFA's advertising of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as "carbon neutral" is misleading and false.
Jurisdictions:
  • Belgium
    • Belgian advertisement ethics panel
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R v McKelvey and others (Doctors for XR protest on Lambeth Bridge)

At issue: Whether health professionals' blocking traffic 'for health's sake' was illegal under the Public Order Act of UK.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • England and Wales
      • Magistrates Court
        • West London Magistrate's Court
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Higher Regional Court of Koblenz’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding grave lights

At issue: Whether advertising on grave lights as ‘CO2 neutral’ or ‘climate neutral’ is a misleading commercial practice
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Koblenz
      • Higher Regional Court of Koblenz
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Regional Court of Düsseldorf’s decision on climate neutral claims regarding candles

At issue: Whether a candle producer's advertising on 'climate neutral candles' is a misleading commercial practice
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Düsseldorf
      • Regional Court of Düsseldorf
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Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding frozen croquettes

At issue: Whether the climate-neutrality statements advertised on product packaging constitute misleading corporate practices
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
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Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg e.V. v. Commerz Real Fund Management S.à.r.l.

At issue: Whether advertising on an investment with its positive effect on the ‘personal carbon footprint’ is a misleading commercial practice and/or misleading by omission, when it is done in such a manner that the consumer calculates the ‘CO2 compensation’ dependent on the investment, indicating specific results
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Stuttgart
      • Regional Court of Stuttgart (Landgericht Stuttgart)
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Higher Regional Court of Schleswig’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding bin liners

At issue: Whether advertising on bin liners as ‘climate neutral’ is a misleading commercial practice and/or misleading by omission
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Regional Court of Oldenburg’s decision on climate neutral claims regarding meat products

At issue: Whether advertising on climate neutral meat products and climate neutral operations are misleading by omission
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Oldenburg
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Regional Court of Mönchengladbach’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding jams

At issue: Whether advertising on climate-neutral jams is a misleading commercial practice
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Mönchengladbach
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Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main’s decision on various climate neutral claims

At issue: Whether the advertising claims ‘climate neutral company’ and ‘climate neutral hygiene’ are misleading
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
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