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FOMEO v. MSU S.A., Rio Energy S.A., & General Electric

Country/Territory
Argentina
Date
May 1, 2017
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Federal Court of San Nicolás
Abstract
In May 2017 the environmental group FOMEA brought a preventive action against the thermoelectric power station MSU S.A. - Rio Energy S.A. and against General Electric International, inc. for its plant located in the city of San Nicolás in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The petition seeks to block the plant on the ground that its construction began without a required environmental certificate, and the plant is inconsistent with international climate agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement because it will use fossil fuels. The complaint also relies on Argentina's civil code, Constitution and General Law of the Environment, as well as a number of international human rights treaties.

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Petition sought to block thermoelectric plant
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