UNFCCC Archives - Climate Change Litigation

24 Cases found

Fridays for Future Estonia v. Eesti Energia

At issue: Environmental group challenged issuance of construction permit for an oil plant.

Jurisdictions:

Estonia

Packham v. Secretary of State for Transport

At issue: Halt railway project on the ground that GHGs had not been adequately considered.

Jurisdictions:

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

Non-compliance Procedure of Croatia under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Question of implementation relating to the calculation of Croatia’s assigned amount and commitment period reserve

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Canada under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Canada’s failure to establish a national registry in accordance with the guidelines and modalities

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Kazakhstan under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Kazakhstan’s non-compliance with requirements under Articles 5 and 7 of the Kyoto Protocol and methodological, reporting and national registry requirements and adjustments required to its 2017 submission with respect to CO2, CH4 and N2O emission estimates.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Monaco under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Monaco’s non-compliance with Articles 5 and 7 of the Kyoto Protocol in relation to its annual submission.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Ukraine under the Kyoto Protocol II

At issue: Ukraine’s failure to establish a true-up period report demonstrating compliance with the Kyoto Protocol

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Slovakia under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Slovakia’s failure to establish an initial report demonstrating compliance with the Kyoto Protocol

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Lithuania under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Lithuania’s failure to establish an initial report demonstrating its capacity to account for emissions in compliance with guidelines under the Kyoto Protocol

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Ukraine under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Ukraine’s failure to establish an initial report demonstrating compliance of its national systems with the procedures under the Kyoto Protocol.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Romania under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Romania’s failure to establish an initial report demonstrating compliance of its national systems with the procedures under the Kyoto Protocol.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Non-compliance Procedure of Bulgaria under the Kyoto Protocol

At issue: Bulgaria’s failure to establish an initial report demonstrating its capacity to account for emissions

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Japan

At issue: Families sought to block coal-fired units, compel government to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.

Jurisdictions:

Japan
- Osaka District Court

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

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
- Saskatchewan
  - Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

Canada
- Supreme Court of Canada

Commune de Grande-Synthe v. France

At issue: Whether the French government’s failure to take further action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions violates domestic and international law

Jurisdictions:

France
- Council of State

Notre Affaire à Tous and Others v. France

At issue: Whether the French government’s failure to take further action on climate change violates a statutory duty to act under domestic and international law

Jurisdictions:

France
- Administrative Court of Paris

ENVironnement JEUnesse v. Canada

At issue: Whether the Canadian government violated fundamental rights of citizens aged 35 and under by failing to set a greenhouse gas emission reduction target and plan to avoid dangerous climate change impacts

Jurisdictions:

Canada
- Quebec
  - Quebec Superior Court

Plan B Earth and Others v. Secretary of State for Transport

At issue: Whether an approval to expand Heathrow International Airport is illegal due to inadequate consideration of climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement and advice to change national climate targets

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

Greenpeace Indonesia and Others v. Bali Provincial Governor

At issue: Environmental permits granted to expand coal-fired power plant did not include a comprehensive analysis of climate change impacts

Jurisdictions:

Indonesia
- Denpasar Administrative Court