Climate protection Court rulings
Contents of this page:
- ICJ ruling on the obligation of states in relation to climate change
- Germany: Federal Court of Justice ruling on climate change
- Germany: Federal Constitutional Court ruling on climate change
1. ICJ ruling on the obligation of states in relation to climate change
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE:
Press release 2025/36
July 23, 2025
States' obligations in relation to climate change The Court delivers its advisory opinion and answers questions from the General Assembly.
JM 29.08.2025
Imagine a world in which our planet's vital ecosystems are protected by law from the most serious damage.
This is the vision behind the ecocide concept: to create a binding legal framework to prevent destructive practices and protect the natural world and our collective future.
Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change.
Here's how it all began:
JM 10.09.2025
2. Germany: Federal Court of Justice ruling on climate change
In a decision published today, the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions of the Climate Protection Act of 12 December 2019 (Climate Protection Act <KSG>) on national climate protection targets and the permissible annual emission levels until 2030 are incompatible with fundamental rights insofar as there are insufficient provisions for further emission reductions from 2031 onwards.
3. Germany: Federal Constitutional Court ruling on climate change
The 2023 climate protection programme adopted by the German government requires additional measures in order to achieve the national climate target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. This was decided today by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig.
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