Climate Litigation for
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Find organized information and analysis on litigation cases in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Litigation cases in Latin America and the Caribbean that use climate arguments

to hold governments and industry accountable.

Forests and deforestation

Lawsuits to halt deforestation in the Amazon and other key ecosystems in the region.

Coal

Lawsuits to halt the expansion of coal, whether through mining or burning.

Air pollution

Lawsuits to halt air pollution and improve air quality.

Fragile ecosystems

Lawsuits to halt the environmental degradation of key ecosystems and/or secure their restoration.

Fracking

Lawsuits to halt fracking to extract natural gas and/or oil from the subsurface.

Violation of human rights

Lawsuits in defense of the human rights of individuals and communities.

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Brazilian farmers sue Shell for compensation over its role in floods

Mediante una acción cívica pública, el Ministerio Público Federal de Brasil y el Instituto Preservar reclaman de la petrolera Shell el pago de una indemnización de 541 millones de reales (108 millones de dólares) por su presunta participación en el agravamiento de las inundaciones en Río Grande del Sur en 2024.El litigio se apoya en estudios científicos de atribución climática, disciplina que analiza cuánto influye el calentamiento del planeta causado por actividades humanas en la frecuencia y severidad de ciertos eventos meteorológicos.Los demandantes no atribuyen a Shell responsabilidad exclusiva por las lluvias extremas, sino que solicitan examinar su rol proporcional en el problema climático y en los daños registrados, el cual deberá ser determinado por los tribunales.Según la base de datos Carbon Majors, citada en el litigio, al Grupo Shell le corresponde el 2,02 por ciento de las emisiones históricas mundiales de dióxido de carbono procedentes de combustibles fósiles y de la producción de cemento de 1854 a 2024.Más información aquí.

The IAC 21 of the Superior Court of Justice and the future of fracking in Brazil

In September, Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (TSJ) will issue a ruling in one of the most significant cases in recent years for the future of energy policy and environmental and climate protection in the country. Assumption of Jurisdiction Incident No. 21 (IAC 21) addresses the possibility of exploiting unconventional oil and gas through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

Litigating for the inclusion of climate in project evaluation: Lessons learned from Colombia and Costa Rica

In the last two years, courts in Colombia and Costa Rica faced the same question: can environmental impact assessments ignore climate change? The answer was no. Climate must, in these times, be part of the analysis prior to deciding which projects can be carried out and how.