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18 Cases found

Declic et al. v. The Romanian Government

At issue: Whether the mitigation and adaptation targets undertaken by the Romanian authorities violate the Paris Agreement, European, and domestic law.
Jurisdictions:
  • Romania
    • Cluj Court of Appeal
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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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DS-600: European Union and Certain Member States – Certain Measures Concerning Palm Oil and Oil Palm Crop-Based Biofuels

At issue: Whether EU’s renewable energy measures in respect of biofuels are discriminatory against palm-oil-based biofuels.
Jurisdictions:
  • World Trade Organization
    • WTO Dispute Settlement Body
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Ville de Paris and Others v. European Commission

At issue: Whether a Commission regulation fixing emission values for real driving emissions tests for new light vehicles prevents local governments from imposing restrictions on the circulation of passenger vehicles in relation to their pollutant emissions.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
  • European Union
    • General Court (known as Court of First Instance before 2010)
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Lípidos Santiga v. Commission

At issue: Whether a EU regulation on renewable energy unlawfully excluded palm oil for biofuels from the EU market.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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Greenpeace v. Spain I

At issue: Environmental groups sued Spanish government for greater climate action.
Jurisdictions:
  • Spain
    • Supreme Court
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Evonik Degussa GmbH v Republic of Germany

At issue: Interpretation of Decision 2011/278, to determine whether free greenhouse gas emission allowances should be awarded in the context of implementing a process of separation of hydrogen in a rich gas stream which already contains hydrogen.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland GmbH v European Commission

At issue: Saint-Gobain challenged the decision of the European Commission refusing access to the information of the Federal Environment Agency of the Federal Republic of Germany relating to Saint-Gobain’s installations in Germany.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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INEOS Köln GmbH v Republic of Germany

At issue: INEOS challenged national provision, derived from Directive 2003/87/CE, establishing a time limit for applying for free emissions allocations for the period 2013-2020.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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INEOS Köln GmbH v Republic of Germany

At issue: INEOS challenged the national legislation, derived from Directive 2003/87/CE, that excluded incompletely oxidised carbon in a liquid state from free emissions allocations.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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Trinseo v. Federal Republic of Germany

At issue: Following the rejection by Germany of Trinseo’s application for free allocation of emission allowances, the ECJ must decide whether the directive n°2003/87/CE, that establishes a system of emission allowances and regulates the free allocation of those allowances, is applicable to the production of polycarbonate operated by Trinseo.
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
    • European Court of Justice
  • European Union
    • General Court (known as Court of First Instance before 2010)
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Neuzelle Agricultural Cooperative v. Head of Administrative Services of Oder-Spree rural district authority

At issue: Preliminary ruling on two 2009 amendments to regional agricultural rules
Jurisdictions:
  • European Union
    • European Court of Justice
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