The ruling was handed down as the COP29 climate summit is staged in Azerbaijan, says Sky News. The absurd lawfare campaigns by climate alarm supporters, who like everyone else rely on oil and related products every day for fuel, heating and much more, won’t end here though.
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Shell has won its appeal against a climate court ruling that it must sharply reduce its carbon emissions, reports Sky News.
The oil and gas producer went to the Court of Appeal in the Netherlands following a decision in support of environmental campaign groups in the country, including Friends Of The Earth.
That ruling, in 2021, ordered Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in order to protect Dutch citizens. [Talkshop comment – they can stop using Shell or equivalent products if they want].
The emissions curbs included those caused by the use of Shell’s products.
The judge in the appeal dismissed all the claims against Shell.
The company, which exited its dual headquarters structure in The Hague in 2022 to reside only in the UK, had argued that the original district court decision was flawed on many grounds.
They included that only nation states can set such sweeping demands and that such a cut to its business would only shift output towards its competitors without any benefit to the planet.
The ruling was handed down as the COP29 climate summit is staged in Azerbaijan and just months after Shell weakened a 2030 carbon reduction target and scrapped a 2035 objective, citing expectations for strong gas demand and uncertainty in the energy transition.
Tuesday’s judgment may not be the end of the matter.
Full report here.
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November 12, 2024 at 04:10AM
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