Shell is not obliged to dramatically reduce its planet-heating pollution by 2030, a Dutch appeals court ruled Tuesday, overturning a previous verdict that imposed steep carbon emissions reductions on the British oil and gas giant.
The ruling — handed down just as annual climate talks take place at COP29 in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku — will deliver a blow to efforts by environmental activists to force oil companies to ramp up their shift away from fossil fuels.
“We are pleased with the court’s decision, which we believe is the right one for the
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