Greenpeace and ReCommon's Legal Battle Against Eni Delayed

A decision on a lawsuit against Italy's Eni by Greenpeace and ReCommon for contributing to climate change via fossil fuel businesses will be delayed past September. This follows a request for a jurisdictional review, which may cause a lengthy suspension of the decision. Eni claims the lawsuit is unfounded.

A decision on a lawsuit brought by Greenpeace and ReCommon against Italy's Eni for contributing to climate change with its fossil fuel businesses will be delayed beyond September, the energy group said on Thursday. The postponement follows a request from the two environmental groups for a jurisdictional review of the Italian case, Eni said.

The presiding judge had set a hearing date for a decision on Sept. 14, the state-controlled energy group added. The case, launched last year and a first of its kind in Italy, has been heard by a court in Rome. "Greenpeace and ReCommon's request risks causing a lengthy suspension of the decision, that otherwise would have been expected shortly," Eni said in a statement.

Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon had no immediate comment but said they would set out their next legal steps on Friday during an online press conference. They had been seeking the right to claim damages from Eni and also to force a rethink of its business strategy.

Eni said in its statement the lawsuit was unfounded and added that it had provided the court with details of its decarbonisation strategy. (Writing by Keith Weir; Editing by Gavin Jones and Mark Potter)

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