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Court Orders Shell to Slash Emissions in Historic Ruling
The Dutch verdict is the first to compel a private company, rather than a government, to curb greenhouse gases
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Donald Pols, director of Dutch environment organization Milieudefensie, outside a court in The Hague after a ruling that Anglo-Dutch multinational Shell must reduce its emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Credit: Remko De Waal
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For the first time in history, a court yesterday ordered a private company, rather than a government, to curb its planet-warming pollution.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC must slash its greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels, The Hague District Court ruled in a decision that could reverberate around the world.