By Clarice Agostini In May and June 2022, the plenary of the European Parliament will vote on the key elements of the Fit for 55 package of energy and climate legislation. Before that, the individual lead committees will vote on the proposals. Here are the proposals that are most relevant to the objectives of the...
By Myles Crewe Country European Union (EU) Defendant State (EU) Law Applied International Environmental Law; International Human Rights Law; EU Emissions Trading Directive;EU Effort Sharing Regulation; EU Land-Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry Regulation. Key words Mitigation; Human Rights; Just Transition. Case Information: Last Update: 2021 Court: European Court of Justice (ECJ) Dissenting Judgement? No Filing Date: 2018 Last Update: Status:...
By Leon Qiu Country UK Defendants State Law applied Domestic Environmental Law Key words United Kingdom; Court of First Instance; Court of Appeal; Supreme Court; Environmental Law. Case Information: Court(s): Queen’s Bench Division (Divisional Court), Court of Appeal (Civil Division), the Supreme Court Dissenting judgement? No Filing date: 2018 Last Update: 2020 Status: Decided ISSUES Divisional Court Whether the...
By Eva Souchet Country Brazil Defendants State Law Applied International Environmental Law; Constitutional Law. Keywords Brazil;Federal Civil Court;Constitutional Law;International Environmental Law. Case Information: Court(s): 14th Federal Civil Court of Sao Paulo Dissenting judgement? No Filing Date: 2021 Last Update: 2021 Status: Dismissed ISSUES Whether Brazil’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (“NDC”) violated the Paris Agreement and Brazil’s...
By Björn Lambrenos Country Australia Defendants Corporate Law Applied Civil Law Key Words Corporations; Federal Court of Australia; Civil Law Case Information: Court: Federal Court of Australia Dissenting judgement? No Filing Date: 2018 Last Update: 2020 Status: Decided ISSUES Whether an Australian pension fund violated the law by failing to disclose information on climate change business risks...
by Anna Bortolussi Country Portugal, European Union Defendant(s) States Law Applied International Human Rights Law; International Environmental Law; European Convention on Human Rights; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Paris Agreement. Key words States; Human Rights; Mitigation; Climate Justice. Case Information: Court(s): European Court of Human Rights Dissenting Judgement? No Filing Date: 2020 Last Update: 2022 Status: Pending ISSUES...
by Temi Lawal Country Canada Defendant State Law Applied Civil Law; Constitutional Law; Domestic Human Rights Law; Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms; Quebec Charter or Rights and Freedoms; Quebec Code of Civil Procedure. Key Words States; Human Rights; Mitigation; Climate Justice. Case Information: Court(s): Quebec Court of Appeal, Quebec Superior Court Dissenting Judgement? No Filing Date: 2018 Last Update: 2022 Status: Pending...
by Anna Bortolussi Country Germany Defendants State Law Applied Constitutional Law; International Human Rights Law; Domestic Environmental Law. Key words Germany; Federal Court; Constitutional Law; Environmental Law; Human Rights Law. Case Information: Court(s): Federal Court of Germany Dissenting judgement: NoFiling date: 2020Last Update: 2021Status: Decided ISSUES The Federal Court of Germany was asked to determine whether, as the claimants alleged, Germany’s Federal...
By Virginia Raffaeli Country: Canada Defendants: State Law Applied: Constitutional Law; International Human Rights Law; Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms; Constitution of Canada. Key words: Human Rights; Mitigation; Just Transition; Public Trust. Case Information: Court(s): Federal Court; Federal Court of AppealDissenting Judgement: NoFiling Date: 2019Last Update: 2021Status: Pending ISSUES Whether a group of Canadian youths raised valid causes of action...
‘Global warming’ is defined by the International Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) as an increase in combined air and sea surface temperatures averaged over the globe over 30 years. Earth’s temperature is believed to have risen by 0.08° C per decade since 1880. Global warming reached about 1°C by 2020.