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In re Climate Resilience Bill

At issue: Whether a climate resilience bill, due to be passed in Autumn 2021, was insufficient to protect constitutional rights.

Jurisdictions:

France
- Constitutional Council

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility v. Santos

At issue: Whether an oil and gas company's representations that natural gas is a clean fuel and that the company has a credible net zero emissions plan were misleading.

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Federal Court of Australia

Lawyers for Climate Action Complaint to the Advertising Standards Board

At issue: Whether ads should be withdrawn because they made unsubstantiated environmental claims

Jurisdictions:

New Zealand
- Advertising Standards Authority Complaints Board

South Durban Community Environmental Alliance v. Minister of Environment and Others

At issue: Whether South Africa's authorization of oil exploration violates climate commitments

Jurisdictions:

South Africa
- High Court

Lawyers for Climate Action NZ v. The Climate Change Commission

At issue: Whether the New Zealand Climate Change Commission made insufficient emissions cuts recommendations

Jurisdictions:

New Zealand
- High Court of New Zealand

Greenpeace v. Spain II

At issue: Whether Spain's climate plan is sufficient to meet Paris Agreement goals

Jurisdictions:

Spain
- Supreme Court

Górska et al. v. Poland

At issue: Whether the Polish government's failure to protect plaintiffs from the worsening effects of climate change violates personal and human rights

Jurisdictions:

Poland
- District Court

A Sud et al. v. Italy

At issue: Whether the Italian government is violating fundamental rights through its inaction on the climate emergency

Jurisdictions:

Italy
- Civil Court of Rome

West Cumbria Mining v. Cumbria County Council

At issue: Whether Cumbria County Council acted lawfully in referring a decision on a planning application for a new coal mine to committee for a fourth time

Jurisdictions:

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

Bennett v. Cumbria County Council

At issue: Whether the grant of permission for a new coal mine by Cumbria County Council was lawful

Jurisdictions:

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

Loach et al v. OGA (“Paid to Pollute case”)

At issue: Whether the UK Oil and Gas Authority's new strategy is unlawful

Jurisdictions:

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

Ministério Público Federal v. de Rezende

At issue: Whether a Brazilian farmer is responsible for climate and environmental damages stemming from deforestation in the Amazon.

Jurisdictions:

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

SDCEA & Groundwork v. Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment

At issue: Whether the South African government's approval of a natural gas power plant violated environmental assessment laws.

Jurisdictions:

South Africa
- High Court

Thomas & De Freitas v. Guyana

At issue: Whether Guyana's issuing of oil exploration permits violates constitutional human rights

Jurisdictions:

Guyana
- Supreme Court

Lone Pine v. Canada

At issue: Claims arising out of the revocation by the Government of Quebec of claimant's permits for petroleum and natural gas exploration in the Utica shale gas basin.

Jurisdictions:

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Uniper v. Netherlands

At issue: Whether the Netherlands' plan to phase out coal by 2030 violates the Energy Charter Treaty.

Jurisdictions:

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

At issue: Claims arising out of a series of energy reforms undertaken by the Government affecting the renewables sector, including a 7 per cent tax on power generators’ revenues and a reduction in subsidies for renewable energy producers.

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