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Oil giant Shell must halve emissions, Dutch court rules
Four wins for our planet may mark major steps towards the end of the fossil fuel era.
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In a landmark case, a civil court in the Netherlands has ruled that by 2030 Shell must slash its carbon emissions by 45% compared to 2019 levels.
According to Friends of the Earth (FoE), the environmental organisation that brought the case to court in 2019 along with six other bodies and more than 17,000 Dutch citizens, this is the first time a company has legally been obliged to align with the Paris Climate Agreement.
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The Australian environment minister has a duty of care to protect children from future personal injury caused by climate change, a court has established.
But attempts to secure an injunction banning the expansion of the Vickery coal mine in northern NSW have been stymied for the time being.
A group of eight Australian children last year sought an injunction to prevent Environment Minister Sussan Ley approving the mine extension project, which would result in 100 million additional tonnes of carbon emissions.
The Whitehaven Coal-owned project north of Gunnedah was previously approved by NSW s Independent Planning Commission.
In what class action proponents have labelled a world-first judgment, Federal Court Justice Mordecai Bromberg on Thursday found Ms Ley has a duty of reasonable care to not cause the children personal injury when exercising her power to approve or reject the extension.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A group of eight Australian teenage environmentalists lost their court bid Thursday to force the federal government to ban a coal mine expansion.