Lliuya v RWE AG | |
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Court | Oberlandesgericht Hamm |
Case history | |
Prior action(s) | (2015) Case No. 2 O 285/15 |
Keywords | |
Tort, climate damage, glacier, nuisance |
Lliuya v RWE AG (2015) Case No. 2 O 285/15 (Essen Oberlandesgericht) is a German tort law and climate litigation case, concerning liability for climate damage in Peru from a melting glacier, against Germany's largest coal burning power company, RWE, which has caused approximately 0.47% of all historic greenhouse gas emissions. It is currently on appeal in the Upper State Court, Oberlandesgericht Hamm.