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Climate, Climate Litigation | 19.03.2025

German court on the brink of holding major emitters liable for climate damages

The Higher Regional Court of Hamm has concluded hearings in Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya’s landmark climate case against German energy company RWE, with a decision expected on 14 April.

Climate, Dealing with the impacts of climate change | 13.03.2025

Saúl Luciano Lliuya against RWE: Decisive hearing coming up

Hamm Higher Regional Court (Germany) to hear landmark climate lawsuit on Monday and Wednesday

Climate, Dealing with the impacts of climate change | 12.02.2025

Almost 800,000 deaths and 4.2 trillion US dollars in damage caused by extreme weather events in 30 years

New edition of Climate Risk Index released today: Nearly 800,000 people have been killed worldwide in the past 30 years due to more than 9,400 extreme weather events / Dominica, China, and Honduras have been the countries most affected by floods, storms, and heatwaves since 1993

Climate, Climate Litigation | 07.02.2025

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

After more than nine years, the climate lawsuit, which has gained worldwide attention, is about to take a decisive procedural step.

International climate co-operation, UN climate conferences | 20.11.2024

No fossil fuel phase-out yet despite rapid renewables growth

Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish 20th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025): Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK take the lead in this year`s CCPI / Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Russia rank at the bottom

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