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95 Cases found

Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) v. INEA and Karpowership Brasil Energia Ltda.

At issue: Whether the permitting of towers for power transmission lines should be analyzed together with the project of floating Thermoelectric Plants considering its cumulative and synergic impacts and its contribution to climate change.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio de Janeiro
      • Rio de Janeiro Federal Court
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Instituto Internacional Arayara v. IBAMA and others

At issue: Whether the permitting of thermoelectric plants project has been conducted without considerations of GHG emissions and water related impacts.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Rio de Janeiro
      • Rio de Janeiro Federal Court
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Josefina Huffington Archbold v. Office of the President and others

At issue: Whether defendants violated their fundamental rights during the planning and execution of the action plan set in motion to aid the islands after being hit, in November 2020, by hurricane Iota.
Jurisdictions:
  • Colombia
    • Constitutional Court
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Eurowind OÜ vs. Tori parish, Land Board and Environmental Board

At issue: Whether a wind energy developer may challenge the refusal of design provisions for a wind park.
Jurisdictions:
  • Estonia
    • Supreme Court
  • Estonia
    • Tallinn Administrative Court
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Request for an advisory opinion on the obligations of States with respect to climate change

At issue: Whether states have specific obligations under international law to prevent and redress the adverse effects of climate change in order to protect the climate system as well as present and future generations.
Jurisdictions:
  • International Courts & Tribunals
    • International Court of Justice
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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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Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office v. Ricardo Salles and Federal Union

At issue: The Public Prosecutor’s Office seeks to declare administrative improbity and removal of the Minister of Environment for the practice of intentional acts that violated the constitutional duty to protect the environment.
Jurisdictions:
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Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law

At issue: Whether there are specific obligations by State parties to UNCLOS to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment from climate change and protect and preserve the marine environment in relation to climate change impacts.
Jurisdictions:
  • International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
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ABRAGET vs. State of Rio de Janeiro (Decree on Energy Compensation Mechanism)

At issue: Whether a state energy compensation mechanism imposes an excessive legal burden on energy companies.
Jurisdictions:
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Jara Alarcon Luis /Environmental Assessment Service

At issue: Relevant considerations in environmental impact assessment in the context of mining project under climate change regime
Jurisdictions:
  • Chile
    • Segundo Tribunal Ambiental
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In re Václav Havel Airport Expansion

At issue: Whether the plan for expansion of Václav Havel Airport in Prague is compatible with the Paris Agreement.
Jurisdictions:
  • Czech Republic
    • Prague Regional Court
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Conectas Direitos Humanos v. BNDES and BNDESPAR

At issue: Whether the Brazilian development bank and it's investment arm should align their investments with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Federal District
      • 9th Federal Civil Court of the Federal District
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Carbonext Tecnologia em Soluções Ambientais Ltda. v. Amazon Imóveis (Voluntary Carbon Market)

At issue: Enforcement of contractual obligations related to carbon credits.
Jurisdictions:
  • Brazil
    • Sao Paulo
      • 44a Vara Civel
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Mahendra Pandey v. Union of India

At issue: Formulation and implementation of Delhi climate action plan.
Jurisdictions:
  • India
    • National Green Tribunal
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S.S. Gölmarmara ve Çevresi Su Ürünleri Kooperatifi v. Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Manisa Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry

At issue: Request for the annulment of an order of payment and determination of the failure of the administrative duty to protect carbon sinks
Jurisdictions:
  • Turkey
    • Administrative Court of Manisa
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Gaurav Bansal v. Union of India

At issue: Whether State governments have formulated and implemented climate action plans at the state level.
Jurisdictions:
  • India
    • National Green Tribunal
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Mejillones Tourist Service Association and others with the Environmental Evaluation Service (SEA) of Antofagasta

At issue: Whether the environmental assessment of an thermoelectric power plant should consider climate change.
Jurisdictions:
  • Chile
    • Court of Appeal of Antofagasta
  • Chile
    • Supreme Court
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Women from Huasco and Others v. the Government of Chile, Ministry of Energy, Environment and Health

At issue: Whether the continued activity of a thermoelectric power plant in Chile is lawful considering Chile's decarbonization policies.
Jurisdictions:
  • Chile
    • Court of Appeal of Copiapo
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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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