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Title: Shell wins appeal in Dutch court after three-year battle against green
groups

Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:55:43 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/science/shell-wins-a...

Climate activists won against Shell in 2021 when a Dutch court commanded the
oil giant to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by the end of 2030.
Three years later, Shell managed to win its appeal against this ruling. In
the court's view, Shell doesnΓÇÖt have a ΓÇ£social standard of careΓÇ¥ to
curtail emissions, the BBC reports.

The 2021 ruling was noteworthy, as it was the first time a court made a
private company obey the 2015 Paris Agreement in addition to Dutch law.
However, the appeals court judge said that while Shell had an obligation to
reduce emissions, a 45 percent cut could not be established as there is no
universally accepted amount. ShellΓÇÖs statement says itΓÇÖs planning to
reduce its productsΓÇÖ carbon intensity by a comparatively paltry 15 to 20
percent by 2030 compared to a 2016 baseline.

The 2021 ruling would only be effective in the Netherlands as well. Shell
wouldnΓÇÖt have been legally obligated to follow the lower court's ruling for
its operations outside Dutch territory. Now even that small gain is off the
table for now.

The activists, who are largely associated with Milieudefensie (the Dutch
branch of Friends of the Earth), issued a statement promising to continue the
fight against climate change. ΓÇ£Large polluters are powerful. But united, we
as people have the power to change them,ΓÇ¥ said Donald Pols, Director of
Milieudefensie. TheyΓÇÖre now trying to take the case to the Supreme Court,
but getting a final verdict will likely take years.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/science/shell-wins-a...
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