Video: Interview with Peruvian plaintiff & his lawyer about the climate change lawsuit against RWE in Germany

Germany: Landmark ruling in Lliuya v RWE strengthens corporate climate accountability, say experts

Date:: 28 May 2025
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A German court dismissed the individual claim in Lliuya v RWE but affirmed that companies can, in principle, be held liable for climate-related harms. Experts say the ruling sets a significant precedent for corporate climate accountability and strengthens future litigation efforts based on climate science.

Germany: Court sets precedent in climate ruling that major emitters can be held liable for climate risks

Date:: 28 May 2025
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The Higher Regional Court of Hamm, Germany, has, for the first time, affirmed that major emitters like RWE can be held civilly liable for climate harms—marking a historic breakthrough in climate litigation despite ultimately dismissing the individual claim.

Allemagne: Un agriculteur péruvien poursuit RWE pour la fonte des glaciers

Date:: 17 Mar 2025
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Peru: Farmer is suing German energy firm RWE for compensation over floods, alleging its greenhouse gas emissions have led to faster-melting glaciers

Date:: 15 Mar 2025
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Germany: Appeal court to hear Peruvian farmer case against energy company RWE over alleged climate change contribution

Date:: 4 Feb 2025
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A Peruvian farmer's more than nine-year climate lawsuit against German energy giant RWE will be heard at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm in March 2025. The lawsuit is about RWE's alleged responsibility for flood risks exacerbated by climate change near the farmer's home.

Monitor-Beitrag berichtet über Klimaklagen gegen Konzerne

Date:: 10 Aug 2023
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Available languages: Deutsch

Germany: Judges visit Peru glacial lake to determine level of damage in climate lawsuit against RWE

Date:: 30 May 2022
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Litigating for climate justice

Date:: 12 Oct 2021
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Climate in the Courtroom Part 1: Why is this Peruvian farmer suing Germany's largest power company RWE?

Date:: 20 Jul 2020
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Peru: Weitere Verzögerungen im Verfahren gegen RWE wegen drohender Flutkatastrophe in den Anden

Date:: 24 Apr 2019
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Available languages: Deutsch

Peru: Indigenous man files lawsuit against largest Germany energy company, RWE

Date:: 11 Apr 2019
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RWE lawsuit: First test case in Europe to clarify responsibilities of carbon majors for climate change

Date:: 5 Nov 2018
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Climate Change Could Destroy This Peruvian Farmer's Home. Now He's Suing a European Energy Company for Damages

Date:: 5 Oct 2018
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"Klimaklage" gegen RWE: Oberlandesgericht Hamm weist Gegenvorstellung des Unternehmens gegen Beweisbeschluss zurück

Date:: 15 Feb 2018
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Available languages: Deutsch

"Klimaklage" gegen RWE: Oberlandesgericht Hamm entscheidet den Eintritt in die Beweisaufnahme

Date:: 1 Dec 2017
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Germany: Decision by High Court to hear case against RWE has immediate implications for legal duties of emitters, says NGO

Date:: 30 Nov 2017
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Germany: High court confirms it will hear Peruvian farmer's climate change case against RWE

Date:: 30 Nov 2017
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"Klimaklage" gegen RWE: Große Emittenten sind grundsätzlich verpflichtet, Betroffene von Klimaschäden zu unterstützen

Date:: 16 Nov 2017
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Germany: Lawsuit regarding RWE's alleged climate change contribution to move forward, says appeal court

Date:: 13 Nov 2017
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Oberlandesgericht Hamm verhandelt "Klimaklage" gegen RWE

Date:: 3 Nov 2017
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Available languages: Deutsch

USA: California lawsuits against 37 fossil fuel companies may change landscape of climate change litigation, say lawyers

Date:: 11 Aug 2017
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