Shell's legal victory is not the end for corporate climate litigation

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The Hague Court of Appeal has overturned a previous verdict in 2021 which stated that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45 per cent by 2030

In the first ruling of its kind, the Dutch Hague District Court in 2021 ordered a fossil fuel company, Shell, to slash its emissions. This decision would have required the oil and gas giant to cut its...

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