Donald Pols, director of the Dutch environmental organization Milieudefensie, welcomes the court’s decision in The Hague, the Netherlands. Photo: Remko de Waal, EFE
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May 30, 2021 ·
International policy
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“This is the first time that a judge has ordered a large polluting company to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement,” said the lawyer for the environmental organization that filed the complaint.
On Wednesday, May 26, a historic step was taken to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The Court in The Hague in the Netherlands ruled that Royal Dutch Shell should reduce its emissions by 45%. The 2019 levels were taken as a basis and a 10-year term was granted to comply with the sentence. It is a British-Dutch multinational that is dedicated to the exploration, production, transport and marketing of crude oil, gas and petroleum products. The verdict confirmed that the Shell group is responsible for its own CO2 emissions …
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