Germany - Climate Change Litigation – The Liability of CO2-Emitters under German Law

Article by Alexandros Chatzinerantzis and Dr. Markus Appel in Carbon & Climate Law Review (CCLR) 2019 (4), 280 Climate change is, not only socially and politically, but also legally, one of the most crucial and pre-eminent global issues of our times. In light of the dispute between the Peruvian farmer Saúl Lliuya and the German energy utility RWE before German courts, the article aims to give an insight on how the regulations of German civil law and civil procedure impose insurmountable hurdle