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4 Cases found

RWE and Uniper v. the Netherlands (Ministry of Climate and Energy)

At issue: Whether energy companies Uniper and RWE can claim compensation for violation of their right to property under the ECHR as a result of the Prohibition of Coal in Electricity Production Act law that bans the use of coal in electricity generation by 2030.
Jurisdictions:
  • Netherlands
    • District Court North-Holland
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Communication to the OECD’s Arrangement on efforts to expand the Coal-Fired Electricity Generation Sector

At issue: Special Procedures ask Participants to the OECD’s Arrangement on Officially Supported Credit Arrangement to commit to immediately stopping to build and support new coal-fired power plants, and require existing coal fired plants to terminate by 2030 in high-income nations, and 2040 in middle income nations.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Nations
    • UN Special Procedures
      • United Nations Special Rapporteurs
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Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc.

At issue: Whether a private company violated a duty of care and human rights obligations by failing to take adequate action to curb contributions to climate change
Jurisdictions:
  • Netherlands
    • The Hague
      • District Court
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Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands

At issue: Seeking declaratory judgment and injunction to compel the Dutch government to reduce GHG emissions
Jurisdictions:
  • Netherlands
    • The Hague
      • Court of Appeals
  • Netherlands
    • The Hague
      • District Court
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