Eco-zealots have vowed to “tackle big polluters” after oil giant Shell won a landmark climate change case in the Netherlands today. The court has overturned a previous ruling that forced Shell to cut its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 45 per cent by 2030.

A court in the Netherlands has overturned a 2021 ruling ordering Shell to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, dealing a blow to climate activist groups.

Oil and gas company Shell on Tuesday won its appeal against a landmark climate ruling in the Netherlands, which in 2021 ordered the oil and gas company to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The appeals court in The Hague dismissed the entire ruling,

Shell has won an appeal against a landmark climate ruling in the Netherlands that would have forced the oil and gas giant to radically cut back its greenhouse gas emissions.