US EditionGerman Court to Rule in Climate Case Against Automakers
The court ruled that stopping combustion-engine car sales after 2030 requires legislative action, reflecting ongoing tensions between climate goals and political processes.
- On Monday, Germany's Federal Court of Justice will hear Environmental Action Germany's challenge after lower courts in Stuttgart and Munich ruled for German carmakers.
- The 2021 Constitutional Court ruling states that failing to protect the climate violates fundamental rights, and 'Corporations must operate their business models in a way that is compatible with a future worth living for all people', Remo Klinger said.
- German carmakers point to multibillion‑euro electrification investments and say 'the legislature, not the courts' should set climate targets to meet EU climate goals.
- Barbara Metz warned earlier this month that plaintiffs may appeal to Germany's Constitutional Court if Monday's judgement goes against them, citing last May's regional court precedent.
- Campaigners are increasingly using courts to seek climate enforcement as part of an activist litigation trend amid European Union rule changes late last year that weakened the 2035 fossil-fuel car phase-out.
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German court rejects climate case against BMW, Mercedes
Environmental campaigners wanted to stop the companies from selling combustion engine cars after 2030. They argued that continuing to release high amounts of CO2 could infringe on the rights of younger generations.
German court rejects landmark climate case against BMW, Mercedes
A German top court on Monday rejected a landmark climate case brought by environmentalists that had aimed to force auto giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz to stop selling combustion-engine cars from 2030.The case at the Federal Court of Justice was brought by campaigners of the group Environmental Action Germany (DUH), and marked the latest example of...
No previous burn-out for BMW and Mercedes Benz: The climate actions of the German Environmental Aid Agency at the Federal Court of Justice have failed. The judges in Karlsruhe decided in favor of the car builders.
Federal Court of Justice: Environmental Aid Fails with Climate Actions Against Bmw and Mercedes-Benz
Environmentalists wanted to enforce a burn-out from 2030 for two German car manufacturers. However, the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe decided in favour of BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
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