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Press coverage highlights
Müllner v. Austria ↓ ↑
Climate case against Austria: Müllner v. Austria
08.10.2025 / Die Zeit / GERMAN
Climate litigation: A second Paris
25.07.2025 / Falter / GERMAN
Failure to meet climate protection commitments violates international law
24.07.2025 / Salzburger Nachrichten / GERMAN
Failure to meet climate protection commitments violates international law
23.07.2025 / OÖNachrichten / GERMAN
International Court of Justice gives climate lawsuits a boost
23.07.2025 / Die Presse / GERMAN
Climate case against Austria: Does the austerity package make a conviction more likely?
30.05.2025 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Austria in Strasbourg before the Court of Human Rights
12.11.2024 / Die Presse / GERMAN
The Most Personal Climate Case in the World
06.09.2024 / The Atlantic
Climate lawsuit against Austria: Government will only defend itself in court after the election
27.08.2024 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Climate cases - Hope swings between Vienna and Strasbourg
19.07.2024 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Climate lawsuit: MS sufferer in wheelchair from 25 degrees
10.04.2024 / Heute / GERMAN
Climate protection: "Historic judgement" with implications for Austria?
09.04.2024 / Puls24 / GERMAN
Successful Swiss climate lawsuit: Austrians also go to court
09.04.2024 / Kurier / GERMAN
Decision in Strasbourg: What the climate lawsuits mean for Austria
09.04.2024 / Die Presse / GERMAN
Climate case filed against Austria at the European Court of Justice
12.04.2021 / Kleine Zeitung / GERMAN
Human right to climate protection: Lawyer on the lawsuit filed by the ‘Fridays for future’ movement
02.03.2021 / Puls24 / GERMAN
Multiple sclerosis sufferer plans climate lawsuit
02.03.2021 / Spiegel / GERMAN
Heat forces Mex M. into a wheelchair - he sues Austria
02.03.2021 / Kurier / GERMAN
Climate lawsuit against Austria before the Human Rights Court
02.03.2021 / Krone / GERMAN
MS patient sues Austria over health impact of climate change
02.03.2021 / New York Post
Ms patient sues austria health impact of climate change
02.03.2021 / ABC News
Only in a wheelchair in the heat: climate lawsuit against the Republic
02.03.2021 / Kleine Zeitung / GERMAN
Climate action: Austria indicted by the EU Court of Human Rights
02.03.2021 / Vienna.at / GERMAN
Climate action against Austria at the EU Court of Human Rights
02.03.2021 / OÖNachrichten / GERMAN
Climate lawsuit: Sick man takes case to human rights court
02.03.2021 / ZIB13 / GERMAN
From 25 degrees only in a wheelchair
02.03.2021 / Die Presse / GERMAN
Climate case against Austria at the ECtHR
02.03.2021 / ORF / GERMAN
MS patient sues Austria over health impact of climate change
02.03.2021 / AP
MS Patient Sues Austria Over Health Impact of Climate Change
02.03.2021 / Courthouse News Service
MS Patient Sues Austria Over Health Impact of Climate Change
02.03.2021 / The Washington Times
Austria's climate policy is being sued before the Human Rights Court
01.03.2021 / Der Standard / GERMAN
NGOs v. EU Commission ↓ ↑
NGOs sue EU Commission over greenwashing in taxonomy
01.09.2024 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Climate Activists Sue European Union Over Green Finance Standards For Airlines
30.08.2024 / Forbes
EU faces lawsuits over emissions rules, 'green' label for planes
28.08.2024 / The Buisness Standard
NGOs sue Commission over 2030 climate targets, ‘green’ shipping and aviation
28.08.2024 / EURACTIV
EU faces lawsuits over emissions rules, 'green' label for planes
28.08.2024 / Reuters / ENGLISCH
Why climate NGOs are taking the EU commission to court
28.08.2024 / EURACTIV
EU hit with lawsuit over green labelling of aviation and shipping investments
28.08.2024 / Climate Home News
Aircraft and cruise ships should be “green”: lawsuit against EU Commission
28.08.2024 / Kleine Zeitung / GERMAN
Climate action at the ECJ against air and shipping traffic
28.08.2024 / Die Presse / GERMAN
European Commission faces ECJ lawsuit for adding shipping and aviation to green taxonomy
28.08.2024 / Financial Times Sustainable Views
NGOs challenge EU green label for airplanes and ships
16.01.2024 / Der Standard / GERMAN
PV systems v. townscape ↓ ↑
Is beautiful St. Pölten in danger?
03.04.2025 / Die Presse / GERMAN
No PV system due to St. Pölten townscape: Constitutional Court reviews regulation
01.04.2025 / Der Standard / GERMAN
No photovoltaic system due to townscape - lawyer takes St. Pölten to court
01.05.2024 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Dispute over photovoltaic systems in St. Pölten
30.04.2024 / noe.orf.at / GERMAN
St. Pölten protection zone becomes case for "climate lawsuit"
30.04.2024 / NÖN / GERMAN
"Climate lawsuit" against ban on PV system in St. Pölten
29.04.2024 / Heute / GERMAN
Lawyer brings "climate lawsuit" against St. Pölten
29.04.2024 / Kurier / GERMAN
Generational case v. Austria ↓ ↑
Children's rights, the climate crisis and the lack of legal protection
11.12.2023 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Children go to the next round with climate lawsuit
20.11.2023 / Kronen Zeitung /GERMAN
Children's climate lawsuit comes before the Constitutional Court again
20.11.2023 / Der Standard / GERMAN
New attempt for climate action at the Constitutional Court
20.11.2023 / Die Presse / GERMAN
Children file another climate lawsuit with the Supreme Court
20.11.2023 / Kurier / GERMAN
Children file another climate complaint with the Constitutional Court
20.11.2023 / Salzburger Nachrichten / GERMAN
Young people file climate lawsuit with the Supreme Court
20.11.2023 / Oe24 / GERMAN
Children file another climate complaint with the Constitutional Court
20.11.2023 / Vol.at / GERMAN
Climate lawsuit: Scientists locate systemic failure
10.07.2023 / ORF / GERMAN
Right to a Future - Why Children Sue the Austrian State
27.06.2023 / Wolfgang Magazin / GERMAN
Intergenerational lawsuit: Why on earth do children go to court?
19.06.2023 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Climate lawsuit against Austria: "Mum, can I sue the Republic?"
15.06.2023 / Die Presse / GERMAN
Climate action: A young person on his decision to go to court
14.06.2023 / Der Standard/ GERMAN
Children(rights) without protection
05.06.2023 / Die Presse / GERMAN
Why the climate crisis is a children's crisis
01.06.2023 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Climate change: Austrian children take government to court over lack of action
24.02.2023 / BBC
St. Pölten lawyer Krömer brings climate lawsuit on behalf of young people
22.02.2023 / NÖN / GERMAN
Young people take politics to task: "Lawsuits not for fun"
22.02.2023 / OÖ-Nachrichten / GERMAN
Twelve children and young people file climate lawsuit against Austria with the highest court
21.02.2023 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Children and young people sue over lax climate protection law
21.02.2023 / Puls24 TV / GERMAN
Twelve children sue the state for climate protection
21.02.2023 / Kleine Zeitung / GERMAN
Austrian children take government to court over climate
21.02.2023 / Washington Post / ENGLISH
Climate change: Children and young people sue the state
21.02.2023 / Kurier / GERMAN
Children and young people file lawsuit against climate protection law at Constitutional Court
21.02.2023 / Die Presse / GERMAN
Children sue the Austrian state for climate protection
21.02.2023 / Kronen Zeitung / GERMAN
Farmers v. Soil sealing ↓ ↑
This climate lawyer is now helping opponents of the new B68
24.08.2024 / Kleine Zeitung / GERMAN
CLAW general ↓ ↑
How jurisdiction is setting a new pace in climate politics
20.11.2025 / Opinion Editorial in 'Die Presse' / GERMAN
Rule of law under pressure?
25.10.2025 / SALTO / GERMAN
Saving the world by court order?
07.07.2025 / Ö1-Science Arena / GERMAN
Uncharted territory for courts
24.04.2025 / ORF Topos / GERMAN
Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could have global impact, say experts
13.04.2024 / The Guardian
Will this court judgement save the climate?
10.04.2024 / Thema des Tages (Podcast) / GERMAN
Climate protection as a human right?
10.04.2024 / Café Puls / GERMAN
Climate lawsuit: MS sufferer in wheelchair from 25 degrees
10.04.2024 / ORFIII / GERMAN
Further climate lawsuits expected after landmark judgement
10.04.2024 / Puls24 / GERMAN
Protecting the climate with lawsuits: What's the point?
09.04.2024 / GERMAN
Grannies win climate lawsuit against Switzerland
09.04.2024 / Heute / GERMAN
Court of Justice: Switzerland violates human rights due to lack of climate protection
09.04.2024 / Der Standard / GERMAN
"Historic turning point" for climate policy
09.04.2024 / ORF.at / GERMAN
First climate lawsuit upheld
09.04.2024 / Wien Heute / GERMAN
Senior citizens win climate lawsuit
09.04.2024 / ZIB2 / GERMAN
The ECHR’s First Climate Ruling: What Does it Mean?
09.04.2024 / DeSmog
Young people sue 32 states because lack of climate protection violates human rights
27.09.2023 / Der Standard / GERMAN
Climate complaints increase pressure
06.07.2023 / ORF / GERMAN
"Climate protection as a human right": Zadić places hopes in Constitutional Court
06.06.2023 / Die Presse / GERMAN
Giving nature its due
19.03.2023 / Martinus / GERMAN
Even losing climate lawsuits can be a win!
17.03.2023 / ÖAW / GERMAN
Michaela Krömer fights for climate protection: "Not reacting is radical"
15.03.2023 / NÖN / GERMAN
"A strategic process"
22.02.2023 / Falter / GERMAN
I sue until action is taken - in conversation with WOMAN
10.07.2022 / WOMAN / GERMAN
The state has a duty to protect
30.05.2022 / Wiener Zeitung / GERMAN
"The climate crisis is not destiny"
12.08.2021 / WOMAN
Friday in the arena: climate protection as a human right?
23.04.2021 / Ökostrom AG / GERMAN
The climate advocate
01.02.2021 / DATUM / GERMAN
Recht politisch - podcast by Ralph Janik, this time on the climate lawsuit
29.12.2020 / Podcast von Ralph Janik / GERMAN
Presseaussendungen
Müllner v. Austria ↓ ↑
Klima-Gutachten bringt Rückenwind für die Klimaklage gegen Österreich
24.07.2025
EGMR lässt renommierte Institutionen zur Stellungnahme zu
11.11.2024
NGOs v. EU Commission ↓ ↑
EU-Taxonomie: NGOs bekämpfen 'grünes' Label für Flug- und Schiffsverkehr
15.01.2024
Greenwashing in der EU-Taxonomie: 5 NGOs, darunter CLAW und POW, klagen die Kommission
28.08.2024
PV systems v. townscape ↓ ↑
Barriere für die Energiewende: Klimaklage gegen Photovoltaik-Verbot in St. Pöltens Bauvorschriften
04.09.2024
Generational case v. Austria ↓ ↑
Farmers v. Soil sealing ↓ ↑
CLAW general ↓ ↑
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