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Dutch Court of Appeal rules on Shell CO2 Emissions

By Sam Eastwood, Airlie Goodman, Jonathan Cohen & Nazia Sohail on November 28, 2024
Posted in EMEA, Environmental, Regulation
Other contributor: Jan Buschfeld

On 12 November 2024, a Dutch appeals court ruled that Shell does not have to reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, as previously ordered by the Hague District Court on 26 May 2021. Shell now has the right to adjust its own emissions reductions targets…

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