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Deutsche Umwelthilfe v. Germany (LULUCF)

Geography
Year
2022
Document Type
Litigation

About this case

Filing year
2022
Status
pending
Court/admin entity
GermanyBaden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg Administrative Court
Case category
Suits against governments
Principal law
GermanyFederal Climate Protection Act (KSG)
At issue
The insufficient emissions reductions targets in the LULUCF sector, to achieving greenhouse gas neutrality.
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Summary

In November 2022, Environmental Action Germany (Deutsche Umwelthilfe), submitted a complaint to the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg. The environmental organization argues that in accordance with the Federal Climate Protection Act, the German government is required to draw up a climate protection program for the land use, land use change and forestry sector (LULUCF). It submitted that the current measures were insufficient to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality.

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Risk
Impacted group
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector