Milieudefensie et al. vs. Royal Dutch Shell

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Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc – Shell's appeal against the court finding it had a duty of care to avoid negative human rights ...

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The District Court found that Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) owed a duty of care to Dutch citizens to prevent injury due to climate change.

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On 26 May 2021, the District Court of the Hague passed a judgment recognizing an obligation of Royal Dutch Shell to mitigate climate change.

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Royal Dutch Shell [1] (“Milieudefensie” or the “Shell case”), The Hague District Court (the “Court”) found that Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) ...

Milieudefensie v Shell: Implications of the Dutch court ruling explained

In Milieudefensie et al. v Royal Dutch Shell plc, Shell made a similar argument, stating that awarding the claims would require decisions that ...

Royal Dutch Shell ordered to cut its carbon emissions in line with ...

The Netherlands' Hague District Court gave its judgment in Milieudefensie and others v Royal Dutch Shell plc ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2021:5339, on 26 May 2021.

Our climate case against Shell - Milieudefensie

The verdict · Shell must reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030, compared to 2019 figures. · Shell is responsible for both corporate and consumer CO2 emissions.

Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc. - VMR

Even though unlawfulness of the conduct is conspicuous, this is the first case in which a court has confirmed corporate duty of care for harm, ...

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Milieudefensie claimed a declaratory judgement that such a duty of care for Shell exists and that under this duty of care Shell is legally ...

ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2021:5339, Rechtbank Den Haag, C ... - Uitspraken

The Hague District Court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) to reduce the CO2 emissions of the Shell group by net 45% in 2030, compared to 2019 levels.

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In Milieudefensie et al. v Royal Dutch Shell, the District Court in the Hague ordered the respondent company to cut its global carbon dioxide emissions by 45 ...

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The judgment in Milieudefensie et al v. Royal Dutch Shell Plc provides a clear indication that companies, as well as governments, will be ...

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It follows the May 2021 ruling of the District Court of The Hague in Milieudefensie et al. v. Shell (analyzed in our June 2021 perspective), ...

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Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc. ... The case was filed in the Hague Court of Appeals. The plaintiffs seek a ruling from the court ...

Friends of the Earth Netherlands et al. v Royal Dutch Shell

On 26 May 2021, the The Hague District Court ordered Royal Dutch Shell PLC, to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels.

Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell District Court of The Hague (The ...

On 26 May 2021, the District Court of The Hague (The Netherlands) passed an innovative judgment in Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell.

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In this case, the District Court of The Hague ordered RDS to reduce the CO2 emissions of the Shell group by a net 45% by 2030, relative to 2019 levels.

Climate litigation by Milieudefensie vs Shell, The Netherlands

The Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie is suing the Royal Dutch Shell for failing to play its part in the fight against climate change.

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v. Royal Dutch Shell, in which a Dutch court ruled that the oil and gas major Shell must reduce CO2 emissions across its entire supply chain ...

Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell

Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell. Legal insights and the importance of carbon accounting. Page 2. Introduction. ▷ Legal team led by Roger Cox.