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, the Hague District Court will decide whether the Netherlands must do more to protect Bonaire, after 8 residents backed by Greenpeace sued for concrete measures.
- During court hearings last year, some of Bonaire's 27,000 residents said climate change effects have made life 'unbearable' and Amsterdam's Vrije Universiteit warned the sea could swallow a fifth of the island by century's end.
- Plaintiffs are seeking a Bonaire protection plan by April 2027 and CO2 reduction to zero by 2040, arguing major polluters bear historic liability as The Hague District Court set precedent in Urgenda.
- Government lawyers argue the Netherlands' national administration is pursuing greenhouse gas reductions, while climate planning for Bonaire remains an "autonomous task" of local authorities.
- The Netherlands is famed for its flood defenses, but campaigners argue these do not cover overseas territory Bonaire, while Greenpeace calls Wednesday's case a potential global legal precedent after the ICJ ruling.
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Dutch court to rule on climate change case brought by Caribbean islanders
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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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