05 Jul, 2023 Insights from the ‘Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2023 Snapshot’ Report By Eriko Kadota Sarah Martin On 29 June 2023, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment published its fifth annual ‘Global Trends in...
25 Oct, 2022 EU: Austria files legal challenge in CJEU against the Commission for inclusion of nuclear and natural gas in the Taxonomy By Julia Voskoboinikova The EU Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act covering certain nuclear and natural gas activities came into force on 4 August 2022...
15 Sep, 2022 German court dismisses climate change action against Mercedes-Benz By Alexandros Chatzinerantzis Mirjam Erb Florian Kolodziej Dominik Schramm +1 more... Show less This week, the Regional Court of Stuttgart dismissed a climate lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz, which aimed at obliging the company not to...
18 Nov, 2021 COP26 is over: what does the outcome mean for business in Germany? By Sebastian Meyn Markus Appel Alexandros Chatzinerantzis COP26 has come to an end on Saturday 13 November 2021 with a final agreement known as the “Glasgow Climate Pact” after two weeks of...
03 Jun, 2021 Decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court on climate protection | Knowledge | Linklaters By Markus Appel Alexandros Chatzinerantzis Ulrich Wolff Sebastian Meyn +1 more... Show less At the end of April 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court issued an important decision calling for increased efforts by the...
30 Apr, 2021 Constitutional complaints against the German Climate Change Act partially successful By Alexandros Chatzinerantzis Tosca Hohm Mirjam Erb In a landmark decision, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions of the German Climate Change Act of 12 December 2019...
23 Feb, 2021 German fund company sued for “greenwashing” By Alexandros Chatzinerantzis Jan Suschinski Mirjam Erb One of the largest German fund companies promotes a green equity fund with specific figures on savings and monetary benefits for the...