Shell ordered by Dutch court to cut emissions by 45%

Court found Shell's climate policy lacking

'Historic' victory: Donald Pols, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands holds a copy of a verdict in a case brought on against Shell by environmentalist and human rights groups who demand the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels
'Historic' victory: Donald Pols, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands holds a copy of a verdict in a case brought on against Shell by environmentalist and human rights groups who demand the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuelsPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 26 May 2021, 20:58Updated 31 May 2021, 09:41