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Netherlands climate change: Court orders bigger cuts in emissions
The highest court in the Netherlands has upheld a ruling requiring the government to slash greenhouse gas emissions to at least 25% of 1990 levels by the end of next year.
The case was brought six years ago by the Urgenda environment group in a bid to force ministers to go well beyond EU targets.
However, the chances of the government reaching the target look slim.
By the end of 2018, emissions were down only 15% on 1990 levels.
Dutch environment researchers believe that levels could be cut by 23% by the end of 2020 but believe the reduction could be as low as 19%.
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In its decision on Friday, the Council of State said it had based its ruling (in Dutch) on the UN climate convention and the state's legal obligation to protect the lives and well-being of Dutch citizens.
"There is a great deal of consensus in the scientific and international community over the urgent need for a reduction in greenhouse gases by at least 25% by developed countries," the court said.
While the EU target for a cut in carbon emissions is 20% of 1990 levels, Urgenda took up the case on behalf of 886 Dutch citizens, arguing that their government had a legal duty to prevent climate change and should seek a bigger reduction.
They first won their case in June 2015 but it was challenged by the government all the way to the Council of State.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50864569
Climate Activists Win in Dutch Court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Climate activists won a final victory Friday in their long-running battle through Dutch courts to force the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The country's highest court upheld two earlier rulings ordering the government to cut emissions by at least 25% by the end of 2020 from benchmark 1990 levels.
Activists in the packed courtroom clapped and cheered as Presiding Judge Kees Streefkerk said the court had rejected the government's appeal.
Urgenda, the Dutch climate and sustainability organization that filed the original case hailed the ruling as "a groundbreaking decision that confirms that individual governments must do their fair share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2019/12/20/climate-activists-win-dutch-court