Dutch climate group launches fresh legal challenge against Shell

Dutch climate group launches fresh legal challenge against Shell

A climate activism group in the Netherlands has announced plans to launch a fresh legal case against oil supermajor Shell focused on around 700 oil and gas projects.

Dutch climate group launches new case against Shell

It says Shell is in breach of its legal duty of care by investing in new oil and gas fields. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Dutch Environmental Group Launches New Climate Case Against Shell to Stop All Investment in New Oil and Gas Fields - Inside Climate News

The NGO previously sued Shell to reduce its carbon emissions. The oil major has 700 extraction assets that have yet to be developed with potential CO2 emissions of 36 times those of the Netherlands’ annually.By Dana DrugmandThe Dutch NGO that won a historic court verdict in 2021 in a pioneering climate lawsuit against the oil major Shell announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new case against the company, with the core demand that Shell imm…

Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie announced today that it has filed a new lawsuit against oil company Shell. The goal is to prevent the company from investing in new oil and gas fields. Last November, a Dutch appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling that required Shell to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030. The court, however, upheld...

Shell threatened with a new climate lawsuit in the Netherlands

“Shell will not stop of its own accord,” says the director of Milieudefensie, which has enjoyed previous legal success against the oil giant.

Milieudefensie is starting a new climate lawsuit against Shell. Director Donald Pols of the environmental organization announced the case against the company on Tuesday. "We demand that Shell immediately stop developing new oil and gas fields," Pols said. "As a society, we can no longer accept that a company like Shell determines our future."