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Greenpeace v. Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático and Others

At issue: Whether Mexico’s revised NDC violated human rights law for being regressive.

Jurisdictions:

Mexico
- Eleventh Collegiate Court of the First Circuit in Administrative Matters

Children’s Petition to the United Nations Secretary-General to Declare a Climate Emergency

At issue: Whether the UN Secretary-General should declare a climate emergency.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Secretary General

Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. Minister of Environment and Brazil

At issue: Whether Brazil is violating fundamental rights and the national legal climate framework by decreasing mitigation targets in the country’s NDC.

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- Amazonas
  - 7th Federal Environmental and Agrarian Court of the Judiciary Section of Amazonas

Ewan McGaughey et al v Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited

At issue: Whether the investments in fossil fuels by a large pension fund in the UK breach the directors’ fiduciary duties and duties towards contributors of the pension fund.

Jurisdictions:

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

Pabai Pabai and Guy Paul Kabai v. Commonwealth of Australia

At issue: Whether the Australian government has breached a duty of care to the Torres Strait Islanders in failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Federal Court of Australia

Nature Conservation Council v. New South Wales (NSW) Nature Conservation Council of NSW v Minister for Water, Property and Housing

At issue: Whether climate change is considered in government decisions regarding water sharing plans.

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- New South Wales
  - Land and Environment Court

Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) v. Australia

At issue: Whether Australia is violating human rights of young people by presenting inadequate Nationally Determined Contributions.

Jurisdictions:

United Nations Special Rapporteurs

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

Mullaley Gas and Pipeline Accord Inc v Santos NSW (Eastern) Pty Ltd

At issue: Whether the Independent Planning Commission properly assessed the climate impacts of a new coal seam gas field.

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- New South Wales
  - Land and Environment Court

ASA Ruling on Ryanair Ltd t/a Ryanair Ltd

At issue: Whether an advertising on emissions from an airline was misleading.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)

Barbara Metz et al., v. Wintershall Dea AG

At issue: Whether Wintershall Dea AG is violating fundamental rights for not adhering to a “fair” carbon budget.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Regional Court of Kassel (Landgericht Kassel)

The City of Cape Town v. National Energy Regulator of South Africa and Minister of Energy

At issue: Whether the City of Cape Town needs consent from the Minister of Energy to approve the purchase of solar and wind power from an IPP.

Jurisdictions:

South Africa
- High Court

The Planet v. Bolsonaro

At issue: Whether Brazilian President Bolsonaro committed crimes against humanity for damage and destruction to the Amazon rainforest.

Jurisdictions:

International Criminal Court

Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) v. Bayern

At issue: The inadequacy of a climate protection law in the State of Bayern.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Bayern
  - Bayern Administrative Court

Marlene Lemme, et al. v. State of Bayern (subsidiary claim)

At issue: The inadequacy of a climate protection law in the State of Bayern.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Bayern
  - Bayern Constitutional Court

Marlene Lemme, et al. v. State of Bayern (constitutional claim)

At issue: The inadequacy of a climate protection law in the State of Bayern.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Federal Constitutional Court

Emma Johanna Kiehm, et al. v. State of Brandenburg

At issue: The lack of a climate protection law in the State of Brandenburg.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Federal Constitutional Court

Luca Salis, et al. v. State of Sachsen-Anhalt

At issue: The lack of a climate protection law in the State of Sachsen-Anhalt.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Federal Constitutional Court

Tristan Runge, et al. v. State of Sachsen

At issue: The lack of a climate protection law in the State of Sachsen.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Federal Constitutional Court

Leonie Frank, et. al v. State of Saarland

At issue: The lack of a climate protection law in the State of Saarland.

Jurisdictions:

Germany
- Federal Constitutional Court