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7 Cases found

Students for Climate Solutions Inc v. Minister of Energy and Resources

At issue: Whether in granting petroleum exploration permits, the defendant government was required to consider the effects that granting such permits would have on greenhouse gas emissions.
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • High Court of New Zealand
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All Aboard Aotearoa v Auckland Transport

At issue: Whether the adoption of a Regional Land Transport Plan by local government which increased carbon emissions was unlawful on the basis of procedural defects and inconsistency with national statutes.
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • High Court of New Zealand
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All Aboard Aotearoa v Waka Kotahi

At issue: Whether decision to build a road was unlawful under New Zealand's climate commitments.
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • High Court of New Zealand
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Students for Climate Solutions v Minister of Energy and Resources

At issue: Whether decision to grant permits for oil and gas exploration was unlawful.
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • High Court of New Zealand
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Lawyers for Climate Action NZ Incorporated v. The Climate Change Commission

At issue: Whether advice provided by New Zealand’s independent Climate Change Commission was consistent with the requirements of domestic climate legislation.
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • High Court of New Zealand
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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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Thomson v. Minister for Climate Change Issues

At issue: Challenge to Minister's target for greenhouse gas emission reductions
Jurisdictions:
  • New Zealand
    • High Court of New Zealand
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