2030 Court Rules Tort 
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 1, 2022
In its Nationally Determined Contribution , Japan has committed to reducing GHG emissions by 46% in 2030 from 2013 levels and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The Osaka District Court and the Osaka High Court ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the claims related to GHG emissions.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
APRIL 8, 2022
In 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the petitioners and struck down parts of Germany’s climate law as incompatible with fundamental rights for failing to set sufficient provisions for emissions cuts beyond 2030. In Neubauer, et al.
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Conflict of Laws
MAY 26, 2021
Applicable law is defined based on the Dutch conflict of laws rules on torts, namely art. 3(1) and (2) Wet Conflictenrecht Onrechtmatige Daad (see the first instance ruling at [4.10]). In the introduction we mentioned the English Supreme Court ruling in Okpaby v Shell [2021] UKSC 3 of February 2021.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
In addition, the court found that the company had failed to show that the alleged RICO violations proximately caused injury to its business or property. The court also dismissed defamation and related state tort claims. On October 4 , the federal district court for the Northern District of California vacated the U.S.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 8, 2021
The court denied, however, Connecticut’s motion for costs and fees, noting that several issues raised by Exxon were novel in the Second Circuit and that many relevant portions of district court rulings in other circuits had not been subject to appellate review until the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Baltimore case.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
The court said the petitioner’s comments on the draft and final EIRs concerning the analysis of greenhouse gas emissions were not sufficient to exhaust administrative remedies. Swiss Court Ruled that Imminent Danger of Climate Crisis Justified Protesters’ Actions.
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