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 (2025) Case No. 2 O 285/15 (Essen Oberlandesgericht) was a German tort law and climate litigation case. Saúl Luciano Lliuya initiated the suit, concerning liability for climate damage in Peru from a melting glacier, against Germany's largest coal burning power company, RWE, which had caused approximately 0.47% of all historic greenhouse gas emissions. If successful, it would have established legal precedent that companies contributing to climate change were liable for damages caused by climate change. 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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