Dutch court orders Shell to deepen carbon cuts in landmark ruling - Netscape Money & Business netscape.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from netscape.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There are currently 1,800 lawsuits related to climate change being fought in courtrooms around the world, according to the climatecasechart.com database. The Shell verdict could have a powerful ripple effect, not least among its European peers including BP and Total. Those companies have set similar emissions targets, which have also been criticised by campaigners for not going far enough.
Shell already has targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. But so far those figures have only come down thanks to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as well as selling oil and gas assets. While divestments reduce the oil company s own emission profile, those pollutants are still pumped into the atmosphere and can sometimes even increase.
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Shell ordered to deepen carbon cuts in landmark Dutch climate case netscape.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from netscape.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Justiça da Holanda determina que Shell reduza emissões de carbono em 45% até 2030 globo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.