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536 Cases found

Cementownia “Warta” S.A. v. Commission of the European Communities

At issue: Whether the court should annul the Commission's decision rejecting part of the Polish Phase II NAP.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • General Court (known as Court of First Instance before 2010)
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ISA, ABRAMPA and Greenpeace v. Brazil

At issue: Whether changes to the legal norms on exportation of wood products is illegal.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Amazonas
      • 7th Federal Environmental and Agrarian Court of the Judiciary Section of Amazonas
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Fabiano Contarato, Randolph Rodrigues and Joenia Batista v. Ricardo Salles

At issue: Whether the Minister of the Environment committed high crimes and misdemeanors (crime de responsabilidade) by failing to implement policy that proactively achieves Brazil's targets for reducing GHGs in violation of Brazil's international commitments to combat climate change, in particular the Paris Agreement.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal Supreme Court
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Industrie de bois de Vielsalm & Cie v. Walloon Region

At issue: Whether the Swiss government's climate change mitigation targets and implementation measures were adequate under EU Directive 2004/8/EC.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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ONG Costa Legal and others vs. Municipality of Florianópolis and others

At issue: NGO's seek the declaration of rights of the Conceição Lagoon and structural measures to protect it.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Santa Catarina (SC)
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Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office v. Ricardo Salles and Federal Union

At issue: The Public Prosecutor’s Office seeks to declare administrative improbity and removal of the Minister of Environment for the practice of intentional acts that violated the constitutional duty to protect the environment.
Jurisdictions:
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Institute of Amazonian Studies v. Federal Union and Federal Environmental Agencies (IBAMA and ICMBio) (Chico Mendes Extraction Reserve)

At issue: Seeking to prevent the continuation of illegal deforestation in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve (RESEx), to recover the deforested areas and to hold the defendants responsible for their failure to protect the environment.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Acre
      • 2nd Federal Civil and Criminal Court of the Judiciary Section of Acre
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Request for an advisory opinion on the scope of the state obligations for responding to the climate emergency

At issue: Whether states have specific obligations to confront climate emergencies within the context of the Inter-American System of Human Rights.
Jurisdictions:
  • Inter-American System of Human Rights
    • Inter-American Court of Human Rights
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Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law

At issue: Whether there are specific obligations by State parties to UNCLOS to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment from climate change and protect and preserve the marine environment in relation to climate change impacts.
Jurisdictions:
  • International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
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Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and Greenpeace v. Finland

At issue: Whether the Finnish government has ignored its commitments to mitigate GHG emissions under Finnish law.
Jurisdictions:
  • Finland
    • Supreme Administrative Court
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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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Deutsche Umwelthilfe v. Germany

At issue: Whether an environmental organization authorized under national law to bring legal proceedings can challenge before a national court an administrative decision granting or amending EC type approval.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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The Netherlands v. RWE and Uniper (Anti-Arbitration Injunctions)

At issue: The admissibility of intra-EU arbitrations under the Energy Charter Treaty.
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Higher Regional Court of Cologne
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RWE and Uniper v. the Netherlands (Ministry of Climate and Energy)

At issue: Whether energy companies Uniper and RWE can claim compensation for violation of their right to property under the ECHR as a result of the Prohibition of Coal in Electricity Production Act law that bans the use of coal in electricity generation by 2030.
Jurisdictions:
  • Netherlands
    • District Court North-Holland
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Residents of Omkoi v. Expert Committee on EIA Consideration and the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning

At issue: Whether the approval granted for the Omkoi coal mining project be revoked on the basis of Thailand’s national laws and its international obligations in the context of violation to right to a clean and healthy environment and right to public participation in conducting an EIA?
Jurisdictions:
  • Thailand
    • Chiang Mai
      • Administrative Court
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Anton Foley and others v Sweden (Aurora Case)

At issue: The adequacy of Sweden’s climate change mitigation policy, in possible violation of human rights protected by the ECHR.
Jurisdictions:
  • Sweden
    • Nacka District Court (Nacka tingsrätt)
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Engels and Others v. Germany

At issue: Whether the insufficient implementation of the Neubauer decision in Germany violates human rights.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Court of Human Rights
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The Norwegian Grandparents’ Climate Campaign and others v. Norway

At issue: Whether the granting of oil licenses violates human rights under the European Convention.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Court of Human Rights
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Greenpeace v. North Sea Transition Authority

At issue: Whether the UK government correctly issued its approval for the development of an oil and gas field ("Jackdaw") in the North Sea.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • England and Wales
      • High Court of Justice
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Guyane Nature Environnement and France Nature Environnement v. France

At issue: 1) Whether the national energy policy objective of reducing GHG emissions by 40% between 1990 and 2030 applies to private companies 2) Whether the limited extension of urban development near coastlines rule applies to environmental authorization and what are the conditions for obtaining a valid building permit.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Council of State
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