Shell wins landmark climate case against green groups in Dutch appeal

Oil giant Shell has won a landmark case in the Dutch courts, overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cuts its carbon emissions by 45%. The Hague court of appeal said it could not establish that Shell had a “social standard of care” to reduce its emissions by 45% or any other amount, even though it agreed the company had an obligation to citizens to limit emissions. Three years ago,

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We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says Dutch king after attacks on Israeli football fans

Clashes in Amsterdam as Maccabi Tel Aviv play Ajax The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said “our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse,” adding that the country could not ignore “antisemitic behaviour”. Youths on scooters had criss-crossed the Dutch capital in “hit-and-run” attacks on Maccabi Tel

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