Erik Kemp 🇪🇺 @Erik@mastodon.utwente.nl

26-5-2021: The Dutch court just ordered Royal Dutch Shell to reduce their net CO2e-emissions by 45% before the end of 2030.

The reference year is 2019, where they emitted ~70 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent (chart 1, https://reports.shell.com/sustainability-report/2019/our-performance-data/environmental-data.html).

This means Shell will have to reduce their emissions to ~31,5 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent before 2030 (chart 2).

Court ruling in English:
https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2021:5339

Webpage 'milieudefensie' (English): https://en.milieudefensie.nl/climate-case-shell

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Upcoming #scientists4future webinar: Paul Behrens from Leiden University.

https://scientists4future.nl/informatieaanbod/webinars/

I have met Paul at one of the online S4F meetings, and I really think this is going to be interesting!

University page: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/paul-behrens

"His environmental research has appeared in leading scientific journals and his work on science communication has appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, and the BBC."

Info on his book:
https://www.theindigopress.com/the-best-of-times

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Climate tipping points may have been reached already, experts say

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-tipping-points-amazon-rainforest-antarctic-ice-gulf-stream/

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