Activists Sue Shell Over Emissions, Again

Activists Sue Shell Over Emissions, Again

Environmental activists on Tuesday launched a new lawsuit against Shell in the Netherlands, demanding that the supermajor stop bringing new oil and gas fields on stream to avoid additional emissions. Friends of the Earth – the Netherlands, or Milieudefensie, delivered the summons to Shell on Tuesday, in the second such case against the oil and gas major in the country. In 2024, a Dutch court of appeal handed a victory to Shell in the first landm…

Shell faces new court case over oil and gas investments

Shell has scaled back its renewable energy operations and weakened its emissions targets

Shell Faces New Climate Lawsuit Over Oil & Gas Drilling, Emissions

Environmental group Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) announced that it is launching a new court case against Shell, following up on its initial case which resulted in a ruling – subsequently overturned on appeal – requiring the energy giant to slash its emissions, including those from its customers’ use of products. In the new […]

Shell Faces New Dutch Lawsuit Over Oil and Gas Expansion

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New lawsuit against Shell as oil and gas giant takes step to increase fossil fuel mining

Environmental organization Milieudefensie has filed another lawsuit against Shell. The oil and gas giant told shareholders last year that it intends to continue on the old path of fossil energy by increasing natural gas production and not decreasing oil production. That is contrary to the ruling of the Court of Appeal in The Hague, Milieudefensie said, RTL Nieuws reports.