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Landmark Climate Change Case Overturned: The Hague Court of Appeals Overturns Ruling Ordering Shell to Reduce CO2 Emissions

On November 12, 2024, The Hague Court of Appeals overturned the landmark climate change litigation case that imposed a 45% CO2 reduction obligation on Shell....more

11/14/2024 / Appeals , Carbon Emissions , Climate Change , Environmental Policies , Greenhouse Gas Emissions , Hague Convention , Oil & Gas , Public Health , Shell Oil

Climate Change Litigation Bombshell: Dutch Lower Court Orders Royal Dutch Shell to Reduce CO2 Emissions

The Ruling: On May 26, 2021, the Hague District Court ("Court") issued a ruling ordering Royal Dutch Shell Plc ("RDS"), the parent company of the Shell group with its registered office in the Netherlands, to ensure that the...more

6/11/2021 / Carbon Emissions , Climate Change , Corporate Counsel , Energy Sector , Netherlands , Oil & Gas , Paris Agreement , Royal Dutch Petroleum , Standard of Care

Climate Change Litigation Heats Up in Europe

The Ruling: On October 9, 2018, the Hague Court of Appeal upheld the Hague District Court's 2015 first-instance ruling that the Dutch State violated the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") and failed to fulfil its...more

11/8/2018 / Cap-and-Trade , Climate Change , Emissions Trading System , EU , European Convention on Human Rights , Greenhouse Gas Emissions , Netherlands

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