EU Archives - Climate Change Litigation

55 Cases found

Preston New Road Action Group v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Lancashire County Council, Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd., Cuadrilla Elswick Ltd.

At issue: Claimant argued that the UK government failed require sufficient cumulative impact analysis and should have considered the possible climate effects of any future natural gas production, including negative impacts.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Ltd v. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

At issue: Operator challenged UK regulator's decision, under EU ETS, to seek recovery of over-allocated emissions allowances without netting off other allowances to which operator was entitled.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- First-Tier Tribunal General Regulatory Chamber

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

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

EU Biomass Plaintiffs v. European Union

At issue: Whether the European Union’s 2018 revised Renewable Energy Directive illegally treats forest biomass as a renewable fuel by not counting CO2 emissions from burning wood fuels

Jurisdictions:

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

Family Farmers and Greenpeace Germany v. Germany

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

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)

Société Arcelor Atlantique et Lorraine v. [EU] Parliament and Council (environment and consumers)

At issue: Steel producer challenged validity of Directive 2003/87/EC

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

Essent Belgium NV v. [Flemish region of] Vlaams Gewest

At issue: Determine legality under EU law of Flemish scheme to promote domestic sources of renewable energy

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

R. v. Dosanjh

At issue: Challenging criminal sentence for cheating the EU ETS

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

R. (on the application of Swiss International Airlines AG) v. Secretary of State for Climate Change and Energy

At issue: Challenge validity of EU decision suspending greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme for some flights to and from the European Union

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

Cemex UK Cement Ltd. v. Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

At issue: Challenge to new commission rule under the United Kingdom National Allocation Plan

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Administrative Court, Queen's Bench Division

In re E.ON Generacion S.A., Judgment No. 1205/2010 of Mar. 4, 2010

At issue: Challenge to rules promulgated under Royal Decree

Jurisdictions:

Spain
- Supreme Court of Spain
  - Administrative Litigation Division

City of Lyon v. French Deposits and Consignments Fund

At issue: To access information on greenhouse gas emissions allowance transactions

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice

U.S. Steel Košice v. Commission of the European Communities (I and II)

At issue: Annulment of Slovak National Allocation Plan sought

Jurisdictions:

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

Société Arcelor Atlantique et Lorraine v. Premier Minister

At issue: Challenge to the directive under the principle of equality

Jurisdictions:

European Union
- European Court of Justice