Court Orders Deep Carbon Cuts for Shell

Whoa! Today a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels!

“The court orders Royal Dutch Shell, by means of its corporate policy, to reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 with respect to the level of 2019 for the Shell group and the suppliers and customers of the group,” the judge said.

Including customers—people who buy gasoline and other products from Shell and burn the stuff—means that Shell has to sell less of that stuff.

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