Suits against governments Archives - Climate Change Litigation

244 Cases found

Family Farmers and Greenpeace Germany v. German Government

At issue: Whether the German Federal Government violated plaintiffs constitutional rights and EU law through insufficient action to meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Berlin
  - Administrative Court

Greenpeace Canada v. Minister of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks; Lieutenant Governor in Council

At issue: Whether regulations and legislation undoing Ontario’s cap and trade program illegally failed to comply with requirements for public consultation

Jurisdictions:

Canada
- Ontario
  - Superior Court of Justice

McVeigh v. Retail Employees Superannuation Trust

At issue: Whether an Australian pension fund violated the law by failing to disclose information on climate business risks and its strategies to address these risks

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Federal Court of Australia

Plan B Earth v. Secretary of State for Transport

At issue: Whether an approval to expand Heathrow International Airport is illegal due to inadequate consideration of climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement and advice to change national climate targets

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division

Greenpeace Indonesia and Others v. Bali Provincial Governor

At issue: Environmental permits granted to expand coal-fired power plant did not include a comprehensive analysis of climate change impacts

Jurisdictions:

Indonesia
- Denpasar Administrative Court

Armando Ferrão Carvalho and Others v. The European Parliament and the Council

At issue: Action seeking an injunction to order the EU to enact more stringent greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through existing programs

Jurisdictions:

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

A Request for an Advisory Opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Concerning the Interpretation of Article 1(1), 4(1) and 5(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights

At issue: In an advisory opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized the right to a healthy environment as a human right

Jurisdictions:

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Future Generations v. Ministry of the Environment and Others

At issue: Youth plaintiffs seek to enforce fundamental rights to a healthy environment which they claim are threatened by climate change and deforestation.

Jurisdictions:

Colombia
- Supreme Court

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

Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v. Fingal County Council

At issue: Applicability of a constitutional right to the environment and public participation requirements to granting a five-year extension of a planning permission for an airport runway

Jurisdictions:

Ireland
- High Court of Ireland

Mbabazi and Others v. The Attorney General and National Environmental Management Authority

At issue: Ugandan government's obligations to mitigate climate change pursuant to the public trust doctrine

Jurisdictions:

Uganda
- High Court at Kampala

Wildland Ltd. and the Welbeck Estates v. Scottish Ministers

At issue: Adequacy of justification for approval of wind farm

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- Scotland
  - Outer House, Court of Session

Trustees for the Time Being of the GroundWork Trust v. Minister of Environmental Affairs, KiPower (Pty) Ltd, and Others

At issue: Consideration of climate change in environmental impact statements

Jurisdictions:

South Africa
- High Court

Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork v. Minister of Environmental Affairs, ACWA Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Station RF (Pty) Ltd, and Others

At issue: Consideration of climate change in environmental impact statements

Jurisdictions:

South Africa
- High Court

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

Mataatua District Maori Council v. New Zealand

At issue: Determine whether New Zealand climate change policy violates Waitangi Treaty with Māori

Jurisdictions:

New Zealand
- Waitangi Tribunal

Thackeray v. Shire of South Gippsland

At issue: Permission to develop windfarm despite adverse local impacts

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Synergy Wind Pty Ltd v. Wellington Shire Council

At issue: Permission to develop windfarm despite adverse local impacts

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Stewart & Honan v. Moyne Shire Council

At issue: Permission to develop near an area subject to coastal flooding

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Russell and Ors v. Surf Coast Shire Council and Anor

At issue: Permission to develop windfarm despite its adverse local impacts

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Victoria
  - Civil and Administrative Tribunal

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244 Cases found