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Last update: November 13, 2024

Climate lawsuits: What Shell's victory in the appeals process means

Milieudefensie director Donald Pols after the verdict in front of the courthouse in The Hague. (Imago/ANP/Jeroen Jumelet)
Shell has a duty to reduce its emissions – but not as much as a previous ruling had stipulated: so an appeals court in The Hague. Read the details at Table.Briefings.
The British oil and gas company Shell does not have to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions after all. A civil court in The Hague overturned a corresponding climate ruling by the court of first instance and dismissed the lawsuit brought by the environmental organization Milieudefensie. The ruling is considered a victory for the energy company, but Milieudefensie has announced that it will continue to fight. The organization is now likely to appeal to the highest court.
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