Shell ordered to reduce CO2 emissions in watershed ruling
By DW
27 May 2021 |
3:31 pm
A Dutch court has ordered Shell to bring its emissions in line with the Paris climate targets. Claimants had argued that Shell had violated human rights by fueling the climate crisis.
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