US EditionNetherlands faces 'test case' climate verdict over Caribbean island
Residents and Greenpeace demand a legally binding climate plan with net-zero CO2 by 2040 to protect Bonaire from rising seas that could flood 20% of the island, campaigners say.
- On Wednesday, a Dutch court will decide whether the Netherlands must do more to protect Bonaire from climate change, with Greenpeace calling it a landmark European adaptation case.
- Bonaire, a former Dutch colony and special municipality since 2010, has 27,000 residents who told judges that rising seas and heat had become unbearable, with campaigners demanding a formal adaptation plan by April 2027.
- The government has responded that developing adaptation plans is an 'autonomous task' of local authorities, a point campaigners dispute, while Onnie Emerenciana told judges, 'Climate change is not a distant threat for us.'
- Legal experts say the ruling could clarify state and polluter responsibilities under international law, as the Hague District Court follows an ICJ advisory opinion that found states violating climate obligations committed an "unlawful" act.
- Observers say the Bonaire case could become a global test case because the low-lying Netherlands is known for flood protections, contrasting with its overseas territory's climate risks.
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St Catharines Standard
The Independent (US)Dutch court to rule on climate change case brought by Caribbean islanders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch district court is ruling Wednesday in a case brought by eight residents of a tiny Caribbean island who accuse the Netherlands' government of not doing enough to protect them from the devastating effects…
Good morning! The court in The Hague will deliver its verdict in the climate case brought by Greenpeace against the Dutch government, and PSV will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League. First, the weather: snow may make the north of the country slippery. Therefore, a code yellow warning is in effect in Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, and the Wadden Islands. In the western provinces, a code yellow warning is in effect this morning due to dens…
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Netherlands faces 'test case' climate verdict over Caribbean island
A Dutch court will decide Wednesday if the Netherlands must do more to protect the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from climate change, in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling.
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