Shell ordered to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 in landmark ruling
Multinational oil company Royal Dutch Shell has been ordered in court to slash its carbon emissions in order to protect the environment from climate change.
The landmark ruling, thought to be the first of its kind, demands the firm cuts its emissions by a net 45% by 2030 - compared with 2019 levels - to bring it in line with the Paris Agreement.
The outcome has far-reaching implications for the global fossil fuel industry and could pave the way for further climate litigation.
Donald Pols, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands (FOE NL) which coordinated the case, called it a "monumental victory".
"The judge has left no room for doubt: Shell is causing dangerous climate change and must stop its destructive behaviour now," he said in a statement.
In a statement the oil giant said "urgent action [was] needed on climate change" and that it wanted to grow demand for its low-carbon products.
