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

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The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. Through May 2022, all existing climate litigation cases in Japan concern the construction or operation of coal-fired power plants and refer to citizens’ attempts to stop the use of coal. Civil law cases.

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25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)

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In particular, it examines the recognition of ancillary judgments in divorce cases, concluding that they fall under article 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The decision is the first to recognize a corporate duty to mitigate climate change under tort law.

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

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Climate litigation in Germany has achieved another major victory. 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 November 30, 2023, the Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg ruled in DUH and BUND v.