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Oil giant Shell must halve emissions, Dutch court rules
Four wins for our planet may mark major steps towards the end of the fossil fuel era.
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In a landmark case, a civil court in the Netherlands has ruled that by 2030 Shell must slash its carbon emissions by 45% compared to 2019 levels.
According to Friends of the Earth (FoE), the environmental organisation that brought the case to court in 2019 along with six other bodies and more than 17,000 Dutch citizens, this is the first time a company has legally been obliged to align with the Paris Climate Agreement.
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