A Dutch court ruled last month that, in addition to hitting net zero by 2050, the oil major must, by 2030, reduce its net carbon emissions by 45 per cent compared to the company s 2019 levels.
“I see a huge and growing gap between the rhetoric and the reality,” International Energy Agency head Faith Birol said two weeks ago, but he despaired a bit too soon. On May 26, a Dutch court . . .
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“I SEE a huge and growing gap between the rhetoric and the reality,” said Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, two weeks ago, but he despaired a bit too soon. Last Wednesday a Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world’s biggest oil companies, must cut its global carbon dioxide emissions by 45 per cent by 2030.
Opinion I SEE a huge and growing gap between the rhetoric and the reality, said Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, two weeks ago, but he despaired a bit too soon. Last Wednesday a Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world’s biggest oil companies, must cut its global carbon dioxide emissions by 45 per cent by 2030.
'I see a huge and growing gap between the rhetoric and the reality," said Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, two weeks ago, but he despaired a bit too soon. Last Wednesday a Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's biggest oil companies, must cut its global carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030.