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JURIST
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
A Netherlands appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling requiring Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 on Tuesday. The court cited the company’s duty of care to mitigate climate change risks. Environmental groups, including Milieudefensie, expressed disappointment with the decision.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
In the 2018 case, the plaintiffs were found not to have standing because their interest in not suffering damage from climate change was not considered an individual interest to be protected (see Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe for more discussion).
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 1, 2022
The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Civil law cases.
Conflict of Laws
JANUARY 30, 2024
It outlines trends, legislative changes, and Supreme Court precedents since 1996, with a focus on judgments involving the United States and China. The study examines European court decisions, domestic legislation, and international projects aimed at stabilizing the legal status of such children.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 12, 2023
On November 30, 2023, the Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg ruled in DUH and BUND v. The program is intended to ensure compliance with the annual emission targets for the building and transportation sectors for the years 2024 to 2030. On the merits as well, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.
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