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4 Apr 2018

Author:
Mat Hope, DeSmog (UK)

Shell Threatened with Court Unless it Takes Serious Climate Action

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Campaigners are threatening to take oil company Shell to court in the Netherlands unless it takes major climate action.  Friends of the Earth Netherlands sent a formal letter...to the company..., outlining the steps the campaigners believe Shell must take to bring its business plan in line with the global climate goals as set out in the Paris Agreement.  The legal action was started after Shell announced it planned to continue to put around 95 percent of its investments into extracting more oil and gas...The campaigners said in a statement that the court case threat is a way to force Shell to “take responsibility for its part in causing global climate damage”.  The court case would be the latest in a series of legal actions to put major oil companies in the dock over their responsibility for climate change...Shell has not responded to a request for comment.