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Big oil’s tobacco moment – The Australian Financial Review
Shell is responsible for more emissions than most countries. A new court ruling holds it accountable.
What is this court ruling?
A district court in The Hague, in the Netherlands, heard arguments last year about Shells contribution to global warming. A key part of the argument: Shell, as one of the worlds biggest oil companies, had an outsized impact on human emissions that cause global warming.
The suit, filed by Dutch environmentalists (the local chapter of Friends of the Earth) alongside thousands of private citizens, alleged that Shell alone was responsible for more emissions than most countries…
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