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hatrack

(61,006 posts)
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 07:05 AM Nov 12

Oh Well!! Dutch Appeals Court Rejects 2021 Ruling That Shell Must Cut Its GHG Output

Shell has won its appeal against a landmark climate judgment by a Dutch court, which in 2021 ordered the fossil fuel company to sharply reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

A court of appeal ruled on Tuesday that, while Shell does have a “special responsibility” to cut its emissions as a big oil company, this would not be achieved by imposing a specific legal goal.

Shell had appealed against a lower court ruling in 2021 that it must cut its global carbon emissions by 45% by the end of 2030 compared with 2019 levels. It was the first such ruling against a company in the world. Shell’s chief executive, Wael Sawan, welcomed the appeal decision, saying it was “the right one for the global energy transition, the Netherlands and our company”.

The case was brought by Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth, and more than 17,000 co-plaintiffs. “This hurts,” said the director of Milieudefensie, Donald Pols. “At the same time, we see that this case has ensured that major polluters are not immune and has further fuelled the debate about their responsibility in combating dangerous climate change. That is why we will continue to tackle major polluters, such as Shell.”

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/12/shell-wins-appeal-against-court-ruling-ordering-cut-in-carbon-emissions

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Oh Well!! Dutch Appeals Court Rejects 2021 Ruling That Shell Must Cut Its GHG Output (Original Post) hatrack Nov 12 OP
You seem sprightly hatrack jfz9580m Nov 12 #1
Not much you can say these days of drain-circling except "Oh well!!" hatrack Nov 12 #2
Oh I hear you jfz9580m Nov 12 #3

jfz9580m

(15,515 posts)
1. You seem sprightly hatrack
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:11 AM
Nov 12
. Very bright days for greens ahead.
How is it Steven Pinker, Björn Lomborg or that laundry list of libertarian shills who spent most of the last few decades attacking the science on anthropogenic climate change as a hoax would put it..”the future is so bright we need shades!”

hatrack

(61,006 posts)
2. Not much you can say these days of drain-circling except "Oh well!!"
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:51 AM
Nov 12

I mean, I may as well try and laugh as cultivate any other reaction, and strangely, my rage isn't just rocket fuel, it's boosting my sense of humor as well.

I guess I'm just weird that way.

jfz9580m

(15,515 posts)
3. Oh I hear you
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 11:43 AM
Nov 12

I am dealing with it myself. As a bitter green who mostly knows and talks to other bitter greens (that is starting to sound like something you would find in a salad the dainty Melania eats) I am in a similar headspace.

I like your darkly mordant humor..it cushions the blows of the info you communicate a little…

(If you haven’t watched it yet, I recommend Three Body Problem. I found it interesting as a green. Though Liu Cixin himself is no environmentalist, the series and books have some interesting takes. I was surprised to find an environmental theme in such an unexpected place).

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