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.
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Pictures of plaintiffs fly outside the court where Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of the Friends of the Earth environmental organization, took Shell to court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Judges were to render their verdict in landmark legal battle of climate change activists in the Netherlands who went to court seeking an order for energy giant Shell to rein in its carbon emissions.
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Climate change activists have won a big legal victory against oil giant Royal Dutch Shell. A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that the company must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030, based on 2019 levels.