SUFB 594: Court Rules Dutch Government Needs To Follow Climate Change Reduction Pledge
What do you do when your government doesn't follow up on its pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? You take them to court. That is what a group of organizations did to the Dutch Government. An appeals court ruled that the government had to reduce...
What do you do when your government doesn't follow up on its pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? You take them to court. That is what a group of organizations did to the Dutch Government. An appeals court ruled that the government had to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020. This cut will include closing a coal plant that was just opened last year.
The ruling opens the discussion as to whether every government will be taken to court to ensure they follow up on their international pledges.
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