The regional court of Braunschweig, as competent court for the headquarters of Volkswagen AG ("VW"), rendered a decision that is a significant setback for climate litigation activists in Germany by fully dismissing a...more
3/1/2023
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Lawmakers must amend the German Climate Change Act to protect fundamental rights of future generations.
In a ruling announced on April 29, 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court ("Court") delivered a groundbreaking...more