Spectacular judgment by Dutch Court in climate change case: court orders state to achieve reduction target of 25 per cent in 2020: Urgenda Foundation v The state of the Netherlands (Case Commentaries)

Jonathan Verschuuren

Spectacular judgment by Dutch Court in climate change case: court orders state to achieve reduction target of 25 per cent in 2020: Urgenda Foundation v The state of the Netherlands (Case Commentaries)

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In an unprecedented and unexpected decision, the Dutch found the Netherlands government has acted negligently and therefore unlawfully towards Urgenda by implementing a policy aimed at achieving a reduction for 2020 of less than 25% compared to the year 1990.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	66-68
Number of pages	3
Journal	Environmental Liability - Law, Policy and Practice
Volume	23
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Aug 2015

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climate litigation

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Spectacular judgment by Dutch Court in climate change case: court orders state to achieve reduction target of 25 per cent in 2020: Urgenda Foundation v The state of the Netherlands (Case Commentaries)

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