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While the appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell is obliged to limit its CO2 emissions — in order to protect the planet from dangerous climate change — it said there is insufficient agreement in climate science on a specific reduction percentage that an individual company such as Shell should adhere to. As such, it dismissed a previous ruling that imposed steep carbon emissions reductions on the British oil and gas giant.
Friends of the Earth Netherlands, an environmental campaigning group that brought the case against Shell, expressed disappointment with the outcome.
"This hurts," said director Donald Pols. "At the same time, we see that this case has ensured that major polluters are not inviolable and has further fueled the debate about their responsibility in combating dangerous climate change. That is why we're going to continue to tackle big polluters, like Shell."
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