http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/b51579042508bce8 https://verfassungsblog.de/glan-and-can-europe-v-commission-climate-eu/ Who Can Demand Justification for the EU’s Climate Ambition? - On GLAN and CAN-Europe v Commission and the Missing Route to Challenge the EU’s Climate Targets Eckes, Christina Mähönen, Maiju eng 2026-09-03 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Aarhus Convention climate change Climate Crisis EU Climate Target Plaumann Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 2 September 2026, the General Court handed down its judgment in Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and CAN-Europe v Commission (T-120/24). Its central conclusion was to be expected. The EU’s Aarhus Regulation cannot be used to challenge indirectly a level of climate ambition fixed by the EU legislature. An implementing power does not allow the Commission to rewrite legislation, even indirectly. However, we see the constitutional significance of the judgment elsewhere