US EditionDutch climate group launches fresh legal challenge against Shell
- On May 13, 2025, Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie announced a new lawsuit against Shell to stop investment in new oil and gas fields.
- This follows a landmark 2021 court ruling ordering Shell to cut emissions by 45% by 2030, which the Dutch Appeals Court overturned in November 2024.
- Milieudefensie argues Shell breaches its legal duty by pursuing around 700 undeveloped fossil fuel projects that contradict Paris Agreement goals.
- Research shows developing these projects could produce 5.2 billion tons of CO2, equaling 36 times the Netherlands’ annual emissions, highlighting the lawsuit’s urgency.
- If successful, the case could set a precedent forcing Shell to halt new fossil fuel investments and align emissions with the 1.5°C climate target after 2030.
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Dutch Environmental Group Launches New Climate Case Against Shell to Stop All Investment in New Oil and Gas Fields - Inside Climate News
The NGO previously sued Shell to reduce its carbon emissions. The oil major has 700 extraction assets that have yet to be developed with potential CO2 emissions of 36 times those of the Netherlands’ annually.By Dana DrugmandThe Dutch NGO that won a historic court verdict in 2021 in a pioneering climate lawsuit against the oil major Shell announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new case against the company, with the core demand that Shell imm…
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