But as world leaders gather for the UN’s Cop29 climate summit, the Dutch court of appeal annulled the previous verdict, ruling that – despite Shell having a responsibility to cut emissions – it was unable to determine a fitting reduction target for oil and gas companies, based on the available science and data.

Nov. 12 (UPI) --Oil giant Shell emerged victorious Tuesday from a Dutch court where it was appealing a 2021 ruling ordering it to slash its global carbon emissions by 45% by the end of the decade in line with the Paris Climate Agreement. Overturning the ...