MILIEUDEFENSIE ET AL v. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC

A case study regarding the 2019 legal action brought by Milieudefensie, six other organizations, and over 17,000 Dutch citizens against Royal Dutch Shell PLC to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions.

• In 2019, Milieudefensie, six other bodies, and over 17,000 Dutch citizens initiated legal action against Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS) to compel the company to reduce its CO2 emissions.
• Shell Nederland, a member of the Shell group, signed the Climate Agreement on 12 September 2019, which aimed for a joint reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands of 49% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.

APA

Natural Justice (2022). MILIEUDEFENSIE ET AL v. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-royal-dutch-shell/

Chicago

Natural Justice. MILIEUDEFENSIE ET AL v. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC. 2022. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-royal-dutch-shell/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2022milieudefensie, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{MILIEUDEFENSIE ET AL v. ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-royal-dutch-shell/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }