‘The climate has won today’ – Shell ordered to cut CO2 emissions by 45% in landmark climate case

Multinational oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell has been ordered to reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% in a landmark legal case.

Today, a panel of judges in a lower court in The Hague ruled that the company’s policies on the matter were too vague.

It said the reduction must happen by 2030.

The lawsuit was filed by the environmental organisation Milieudefensie voor Veranderaars (Friends of the Earth Netherlands), alongside other major charities and thousands of co-plaintiffs.

The case is unique in that no compensation is being demanded from the company. Instead, for the first time in history, Shell is being asked to issue a policy change.

Read the full article at EuroNews – https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/05/26/shell-ordered-to-cut-co2-emissions-by-45-in-landmark-climate-case