News on the RWE Case

Huaraz, Palcacocha, Peru

Report | 17.08.2017

YURAQ JANKA - A journey to Palcacocha

This is a transmedia project about individuals, communities and organizations facing the impacts of climate change in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. Next to the climate lawsuit of Saúl Luciano Lliuya, this project shares insights from the 1941 glacier lake outburst flood in Huaraz as well as from the workers living at the camp below the Palcacocha glacier lake.

Cover: Huaraz-Seite Lawsuit Factsheet

International climate co-operation Factsheet | 1. August 2017

First Climate Lawsuit Against Energy Company Before German Courts

The dimension of civil law in the Loss & Damage debate. How large greenhouse-gas emmiters can be held liable for the consequences of climate change. The example of the first climate lawsuit against an energy company before German courts. This factsheet presents the case of Saúl Luciano LLiuya against RWE and addresses the question of causality.

Report | 17.07.2017

Canada: Local government demands fossil fuel companies to pay their fair share of climate costs

The District of Highlands, a Southern Vancouver Island municipality (Canada) sent a "Climate Accountability Letter" to 20 of the world's largest fossil fuel companies – demanding them to pay their fair share of the climate costs suffered by the District. This initiative follows the approach of the climate lawsuit "Saúl Luciano LLiuya against RWE" which is supported by Germanwatch.

Piktogramm Gerichtsdokumente

Article | 23. May 2017

Liability for nuisance caused by climate change

To what extent must operators of power plants assume liability for consequences of climate change? This question is at the centre of a lawsuit in which a Peruvian farmer is suing a German energy provider. The plaintiff´s house lies below a glacial lake, the volume of which has increased to a hazardous level in the course of climate change. The power plant operator is requested to partially cover the costs of preventive measures for securing the property of the claimant. The District Court Essen dismissed the case. The decision is appealed. The central legal question is about causality.

Title page: Glaciers are melting, responsability grows.

Climate Litigation Factsheet | 1. May 2022

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The Peruvian farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya has filed a lawsuit against RWE.