Dutch court orders Shell to cut 45% of carbon emissions by 2030

The Dutch court ordered Shell oil company a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc to cut 45% of carbon emissions by 2030.

This ruling could possibly pave the way for legal action against energy firms around the world.

The district court in Hague ruled that the energy giant has a duty to reduce emissions and its current reduction plants were not concrete enough.

The Projects and Technology Director of Royal Dutch Shell, Harry Brekelman in response to the Climate Case said:

“Urgent action is needed on climate change which is why we have accelerated our efforts to become a net-zero emissions energy company by 2050, in step with society, with short-term targets to track our progress.

He also added that the energy company is investing billions of dollars in low – carbon energy, which includes hydrogen, electric vehicle charging, renewables and biofuels and the company wants to improve the demand for these products and scale up the new energy business quickly.

The company will completely focus on the efforts and fully expect to appeal today’s disappointing court decision.”

The Gas trader said its carbon emissions peaked in 2018 and that its oil output peaked in 2019 and was set to decline by 1% to 2% per year.

Since the Year 2017 the royal Dutch Shell has tried to reduce the carbon intensity of energy products which includes full cycle emissions from the use of the energy products.

It has planted its second wind farm at sea which is currently in operation and with Eneco shell it is on the verge of building third.

Shell has built around 200 fast charging points and planning to increase it to 250, it also offers 100% nationwide green electricity for electric driving.

Royal Dutch Shell are opening hydrogen fuelling stations and have plans to build electrolyses in the port of Rotterdam and the Eemshaven.