Shell Loses Landmark Climate Case in Ruling with Global Implications for Big Oil
Shell Loses Landmark Climate Case in Ruling with Global Implications for Big Oil By Bart H. Meijer, Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla | May 27, 2021 THE HAGUE/LONDON – A Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts on Wednesday, in a landmark ruling that could trigger legal action against energy companies around the world. Shell said it was “disappointed” and plans to appeal the ruling, which comes amid rising pressure on energy companies from investors, activists and governments to shift away from foss...