News on the RWE Case

Climate Dealing with the impacts of climate change Press Release | 13.03.2025

Saúl Luciano Lliuya against RWE: Decisive hearing coming up

Next Monday and Wednesday (March 17 and 19), the Higher Regional Court of Hamm (Germany) will hear the highly anticipated climate case brought by Peruvian mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya against the German energy company RWE.

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Climate Climate Litigation Press Release | 07.02.2025

Saúl Luciano Lliuya vs. RWE: climate lawsuit to be heard in March

The long-awaited court hearing on the case of Saúl Luciano Lliuya from Peru against the German energy company RWE will take place on March 17 and 19 at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm (OLG Hamm, Germany). The case, supported by the environmental and development organization Germanwatch, has captured international attention and shaped the legal discourse on corporate accountability because it adresses the question whether companies with high emissions can be held accountable for protecting those affected by climate risks.

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Climate Litigation Press Release | 30.05.2023

Climate litigation as a significant risk for fossil fuel companies

The environmental and development organisation Germanwatch points out that fossil fuel companies will have to disclose climate risks in their risk reports and have them externally audited. The reason for this is a new study by a team of researchers from the renowned London School of Economics and Political Science, which shows a clear connection between climate litigation and share price losses of affected companies.

Sign saying "Ruta de Evacuación" in front of a rushing stream

Report | 24.05.2023

Saúl Luciano Lliuya against RWE: expert opinion expected in summer

More than 50,000 inhabitants of the Andean city of Huaraz are threatened by a flood wave due to global warming. The Andean farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya decided to take action: On 24 November 2015, he filed a lawsuit against the energy company RWE in a German civil court. One year after the court visit to Huaraz, the expert report will finally be available this summer. A hearing at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm is expected later this year.

Collage mit Portraits von Unterstützer:innen des Falls RWE

Report | 14.12.2022

7 years of legal action

Seven years ago, Saúl Luciano Lliuya from the Andean city of Huaraz (Peru) went to a German civil court to hold Europe's largest greenhouse gas emitter - RWE - accountable. What began then is now a globally respected precedent on the question of whether major emitters must pay for protecting people from climate risks. Show him your support!