US EditionBonaire residents sue the Netherlands over climate inaction
Eight plaintiffs demand the Netherlands achieve net zero emissions by 2040 to protect Bonaire from rising seas and drought, Greenpeace warns parts may submerge by 2050.
- Residents of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire, including a farmer, a prison guard, and a teacher, accused the Netherlands of not doing enough to protect them from climate change effects in a Hague courtroom.
- The case, backed by Greenpeace, follows landmark rulings that found governments have obligations to protect citizens from rising temperatures and sea levels.
- The Netherlands presents itself as a climate policy champion, but lawyers for the government argue it is making strides to combat climate change through emissions reductions and mitigation efforts.
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Bonaire residents sue the Netherlands over climate inaction
A farmer, a prison guard, and a teacher were among residents of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to speak in a Hague courtroom Tuesday and accuse the Netherlands of not doing enough to protect them from the effects of climate change.
The Straits Times
RapplerCaribbean island residents ask court to order Dutch state to take climate action
A farmer, a prison guard, and a teacher were among residents of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to speak in a Hague courtroom Tuesday and accuse the Netherlands of not doing enough to protect them from the effects of climate change.
Should the government better protect the residents of Bonaire from the effects of climate change? And should the Dutch emission of gases that warm the planet be reduced more quickly? The court in The Hague will consider these questions over the next two days in a case brought by Greenpeace. Initially, the environmental organization was to bring the case with eight citizens, most of whom live on Bonaire. The court ruled last year that they lacked…
Eight Bonaireans, along with Greenpeace Netherlands, have sued the government. Their demand: the Netherlands must reduce emissions more quickly and protect the island from the effects of climate change. They fear a future with saline groundwater, crop failures, and a decline in tourism.
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