DUTCH CLIMATE CASE WON BY REALISTS - BUT ACTIVISTS STILL TAKING LEGAL ACTION

The Hague Court of Appeal was not impressed by FoE’s “go green or go extinct” rhetoric and rejected its case that Shell must reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030.  Nevertheless, the Court of Appeal’s ruling leaves much to be desired and did not eliminate the threat of activist NGOs launching climate cases to effect “system change” in the future. 

 Climate case of the century won, but threat remains  - Clintel