United Kingdom Archives - Climate Change Litigation

42 Cases found

H.J. Banks & Co. v. Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government

At issue: The legal reasoning required to deny a coal extraction project on the basis of adverse effects from associated greenhouse gas emissions

Jurisdictions:

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

Plan B Earth 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
  - High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division

Plan B Earth and Others v. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy

At issue: Government’s alleged violation of the Climate Change Act 2008 for failure to revise its 2050 carbon emissions reduction target in light of the Paris Agreement and the latest science

Jurisdictions:

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

Wildland Ltd. and the Welbeck Estates v. Scottish Ministers

At issue: Adequacy of justification for approval of wind farm

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- Scotland
  - Outer House, Court of Session

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change v. Friends of the Earth

At issue: Challenge retrospective aspect of proposed feed-in-tariff rate reduction

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

R. (on application of Rockware Glass Ltd.) v. Chester City Council

At issue: Challenge to the granting of an IPPC permit

Jurisdictions:

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

R. (on the application of Littlewood) v. Bassetlaw DC

At issue: Sought judicial review of local authority's grant of planning permission to a developer.

Jurisdictions:

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

R. (on the application of the London Borough of Hillingdon and others) v. Secretary of State for Transport

At issue: Coalition sought judicial review of government plans on airport expansion

Jurisdictions:

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

Keiller v. Information Commissioner

At issue: Production of email and attachment that discuss climate change data

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- General Regulatory Chamber on Information Rights

R. (on the application of Tate & Lyle Industries Ltd.) v. Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

At issue: Challenge allocation of renewable energy subsidy claiming unfair and discriminatory

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Court of Appeal

R. (on the application of Griffin) v. Newham London Borough Council

At issue: To challenge local council decision granting consent to increased flights

Jurisdictions:

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

R. (on application of Corbett) v. Cornwall Council

At issue: Challenge the permit approval for the construction of a wind farm

Jurisdictions:

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

R (on the application of People & Planet) v. HM Treasury

At issue: Sought judicial review of HM Treasury decision to invest public monies with RBS

Jurisdictions:

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

Newark & Sherwood District Council v. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

At issue: Challenge planning permission for the construction of a wind turbine

Jurisdictions:

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

Bradford v. West Devon Borough Council

At issue: Appeal of local council decision denying planning permission for wind turbines

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- Planning Inspectorate

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council v. Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and Regions

At issue: Challenge approval of permit for construction of a residential development due to flood risks.

Jurisdictions:

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

Yelland Wind Farm Ltd. v. West Devon BC

At issue: Appeal of local council decision denying planning permission for wind turbines.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- Planning Inspectorate

The Kingsnorth Six Trial

At issue: Determine whether Greenpeace activists' trespass at coal-fired power plant made them criminally liable

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- England and Wales
  - Local Court: Maidstone Crown Court

Pugh v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

At issue: Appeal of permit to build a wind turbine generator that would impact the settings of Scheduled Ancient Monuments and Listed Buildings in the vicinity

Jurisdictions:

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

North Cote Farms Ltd. v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

At issue: Appeal of rejection of permit to build a wind turbine generator that would impact the setting of a designated heritage asset in the vicinity

Jurisdictions:

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

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42 Cases found