Climate Litigation Cases in Latin America and the Caribbean

Two NGOs, Nuestros Derechos al Futuro y Medio Ambiente Sano, AC, and Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA), filed an amparo lawsuit against the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), challenging "Resolution No. A/018/2023", which updates the reference values of the methodologies to calculate the efficiency of electrical energy cogeneration systems and the criteria to determine efficient cogeneration, as well as the percentage of fuel-free energy.

On March 11, 2024, the representative of the community of San Bartolo Coyotepec in the State of Oaxaca filed a petition for amparo (a constitutional protection action) alleging a violation of their human right to a healthy environment due to the failure of municipal, state, and federal authorities to protect Benito Juárez National Park and the Ecological Reserve Zone and Protected Natural Area.