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Shell can't be held to specific emissions cut, Dutch appeal judges rule in reverse for climate activists

By Helena Freitas ( November 12, 2024, 15:13 GMT | Insight) -- Shell must cut its CO2 emissions but can’t be bound to a set percentage, Dutch appeal judges ruled today, overruling findings that backed climate activists. A lower court ruling had said Shell should reduce its emissions by 45 percent by 2030 compared to 2019 levels. But appeal judges said there is "insufficient consensus in climate science on a specific reduction percentage to which an individual company like Shell should adhere."Shell is obliged to cut its CO2 emissions but can’t be legally bound to a determined percentage, Dutch appeal judges ruled today, overruling a lower court's findings that backed climate activists.  ...

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