Lliuya v RWE AG

Lliuya v RWE AG
CourtOberlandesgericht Hamm
Case history
Prior action(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) was a German tort law and climate litigation case started by Saúl Luciano Lliuya, 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. If successful, it would have establish legal precedent that companies contributing to climate change are liable for damages they cause. It was appealed in the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia. On 28 May 2025, the court rejected Lucino's lawsuit.

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