Suits against governments Archives - Climate Change Litigation

272 Cases found

Mapuche Confederation of Neuquén v. YPF et al.

At issue: Indigenous group filed criminal complaint alleging mishandling of toxic fracking waste.

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Public Prosecutor

La Rose v. Her Majesty the Queen

At issue: Canadian youth sought declarations that Canada violated their rights by failing to take sufficient action on climate change, and an order requiring the government to implement a Climate Recovery Plan.

Jurisdictions:

Canada
- Federal Court

External Contribution to the French Constitutional Council

At issue: Environmental group filed memorandum asking French Constitutional Council to invalidate the French Parliament's adoption of an energy and climate bill, alleging that the measures provided are insufficient to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Jurisdictions:

France
- Constitutional Council

Private Corporation for the Development of Aysen, et al. v. Environmental Evaluation Service of Chile

At issue: Claimants challenged hydroelectric project, arguing that environmental assessment failed to consider climate impacts.

Jurisdictions:

Chile
- Environmental Court of Valdivia

Grez et al. v. Environmental Evaluation Service of Chile

At issue: Claimants challenge environmental impact assessment of proposed coal blasting project for failure to consider climate impacts.

Jurisdictions:

Chile
- Environmental Court of Valdivia

Greenpeace Luxembourg v. Schneider

At issue: Claimant sought information on Luxembourg's national pension fund's investment in climate-harming industries.

Jurisdictions:

Luxembourg
- Administrative Court

ArcelorMittal Rodange et Schifflange SA v. State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

At issue: Whether the EU emissions trading system permits member states to demand the surrender, without compensation, of unused allowances when a covered facility has ceased greenhouse gas-emitting activities.

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Elektriciteits Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland EPZ NV v. Dutch Emissions Authority

At issue: Whether coal plant operator could count stored coal as a separate installation, and deduct coal lost during self-hearing while in storage, under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. KG v. Germany

At issue: Company challenged treatment of carbon dioxide that becomes chemically bound as emitted for purposes of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Borealis et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency of Sweden

At issue: Claimants challenged Swedish government's 2013 allocation of free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Bitter v. Germany

At issue: Plaintiff challenged validity, under EU Emissions Trade Scheme, of 100-euro penalty per ton of carbon dioxide emitted for which the operator has not surrendered allowances.

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Sacchi et al. v. Argentina et al.

At issue: Whether respondents violated children’s rights under international law by making insufficient cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and failing to use available tools to protect children from carbon pollution by the world’s major emitters.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

Claire Stephenson v. Secretary of State for Housing and Communities and Local Government

At issue: Claimant sought judicial review of a section of the National Planning Policy Framework that promoted fracking.

Jurisdictions:

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

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

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 Court of Justice

ExxonMobil v. Germany

At issue: Whether a company can receive a free allocation of emissions allowances in the EU greenhouse gas emission trading scheme for a certain type of installation at a natural gas processing facility

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Save Lamu et al. v. National Environmental Management Authority and Amu Power Co. Ltd.

At issue: Whether the National Environmental Management Authority violated public participation requirements in issuing a license to construct a coal-fired power plant and whether a coal company’s environmental impact assessment adequately considered climate change and other factors

Jurisdictions:

Kenya
- National Environmental Tribunal

Maria Khan et al. v. Federation of Pakistan et al.

At issue: Whether the government of Pakistan's inaction on climate change violated the constitutional rights of women and future generations including the right to a healthy environment and a climate capable of supporting human life

Jurisdictions:

Pakistan
- Punjab
  - Lahore High Court

Petition of Torres Strait Islanders to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Alleging Violations Stemming from Australia’s Inaction on Climate Change

At issue: Whether Australia violated the human rights of low-lying islanders through failure to act on climate change

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Human Rights Committee

Saskatchewan v. Canada re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; Bill C-74, Part 5

At issue: Whether the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act passed by the national government is constitutional

Jurisdictions:

Canada
- Supreme Court of Canada

Canada
- Saskatchewan
  - Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

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272 Cases found