Court orders Shell to cut emissions

A Dutch civil court ordered that by 2030 Shell must cut its CO2 emissions by 45% to 2019 levels. The case was brought by climate activists, and the decision is only binding in the Netherlands. We'll get more details from our correspondent.

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(Photo: Donald Pols, Director of Milieudefensie, reacts holding a copy of a verdict in a case brought on against Shell by environmentalist and human rights groups in The Hague, Netherlands, May 26, 2021. Credit: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters)