Indonesia's NGO, WALHI, or Friends of the Earth Indonesia, applauded a verdict by a Dutch court ordering Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) to considerably slash .
Oil giant Shell ordered to cut emissions in landmark Dutch climate case
Oil giant Shell ordered to cut emissions in landmark Dutch climate case
Oil giant Shell has been ordered to slash its greenhouse gas emissions in a landmark victory for climate activists in a ruling by a Dutch court.
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Shell said it fully expects to appeal today s disappointing court decision . (Reuters)
A Dutch court ordered oil giant Shell on Wednesday to slash its greenhouse gas emissions in a landmark victory for climate activists with implications for energy firms worldwide.
Shell must reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 as it is contributing to the dire effects of climate change, the district court in The Hague ruled. Campaigners hailed the historic verdict as the first time that a company had been made to align its policy with the 2015 Paris climate accords.
Shell was ordered by a Dutch court to slash its emissions harder and faster than planned, a ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for the rest of the global fossil fuel industry.