Climate Litigation against corporations: RWE & Holcim Case

A COP27-Side Event

Strategies, demands and lessons learned

Climate litigation is emerging as an increasingly successful strategy to hold corporations accountable. In the last decade, several legal interventions have been launched around the world, in both national and transnational settings. This event will present insights and lessons learned from some of the most iconic cases challenging industry. Our conversation will address the historic lawsuit of a Peruvian farmer suing the German energy utility RWE and the new case of four Indonesian islanders suing the Swiss company Holcim - the world’s leading cement manufacturer, for climate related loss and damages.

We will talk about the legal strategies, challenges and upcoming developments in the fighting for corporate legal accountability in the context of climate change.

• Dr. Ivano Alogna -British Institute of International and Comparative Law
• Saúl Luciano Lliuya - Plaintiff RWE Case
• Dr. Noah Walker-Crawford - University College London/Germanwatch
• Laura Duarte Reyes - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights & Holcim Case

You can follow this Side Event via Livestream.

Venue: The CSCJ Hub is located at the Sanafir / PACHA Hotel in Naama Bay, outside of the so-called "Blue-Zone" official negotiation space. The entrance can be hard to find: look for the red PACHA sign and the red cherries! You'll also see a big red bus facade next to the entrance!

How to get here from the Blue Zone