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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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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. Civil law cases. Civil lawsuits were filed in Sendai in 2017 and Kobe in 2018 by citizens against corporations that planned to build new coal-fired power plants.

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Litigating Enforcement: Germany’s Contested Climate Governance and the New Wave of Climate Litigation

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The program is intended to ensure compliance with the annual emission targets for the building and transportation sectors for the years 2024 to 2030. Unlike in the 2021 landmark ruling in Neubauer et al. On the merits as well, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are not alone in this assessment.