Climate Clinic Aotearoa Incorporated v Minister of Energy and Resources - SC 55/2024
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Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Students for Climate Solutions Inc v Minister of Energy and Resources [2024] NZCA 152, [2024] 2 NZLR 822).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
24 February 2025
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Date of Hearing
06 May 2025
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 6 May 2025 Appellant's submissions (PDF 691 KB)
- Hearing date 6 May 2025 Respondent's submissions (PDF 595 KB)
- Hearing date 6 May 2025 Intervener Submissions (PDF 215 KB)
Hearing Transcripts
- Hearing date 19 November 2024 Transcript (PDF 305 KB)
- Hearing date 6 May 2025 Transcript (PDF 658 KB)
Related Documents
High Court decision — STUDENTS FOR CLIMATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED v THE MINISTER OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES [2022] NZHC 2116 [24 August 2022]
Court of Appeal decision — STUDENTS FOR CLIMATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED v MINISTER OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES [2024] NZCA 152 [7 May 2024]
Leave judgment - leave granted — STUDENTS FOR CLIMATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED v MINISTER OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES [2025] NZSC 4 [24 February 2025] (PDF 163 KB)
Substantive judgment — CLIMATE CLINIC AOTEAROA INC v MINISTER OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES [2025] NZSC 197 [19 December 2025] (PDF 401 KB)