In 2018 Milieudefensie decided to sue Shell. Here you will find the timeline of our Climate Case.
Milieudefensie sends a letter to Shell, asking the company to stop causing climate change.
10,000 people in the Netherlands become co-plaintiffs.
Shell states in a letter that it will not respond to Milieudefensie's demands. Shell doesn't find the demands justified.
On February 12, Milieudefensie sends another letter to Shell. This second letter contains the message that the organisations ActionAid, BothEnds, Fossielvrij NL, Jongeren Milieu Actief (now Milieudefensie Jong), de Waddenvereniging and Greenpeace have joined the Climate Case against Shell.
Deadline for joining the Climate Case. On the 25th of March, the counter is up to 17,000 co-plaintiffs.
On this date, Milieudefensie hands over the summons to Shell in The Hague, on behalf of 17,379 co-plaintiffs and 6 organizations.
Shell has been summoned to report to the court on April 17. Shell has 3 months to respond to the contents of the summons.
The hearing days took place on December 1st, 3rd, 15th, and 17th.
Milieudefensie wins the Climate Case against Shell. Shell has to reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% in 2030, compared to 2019.
Shell announces to appeal the verdict, claiming it would be ineffective to legally force only 1 company to reduce its emissions. This announcement doesn´t change the fact that Shell has to carry out the verdict with immediate effect.
Shell hands in its ground for appeal.
It appears Shell hasn't done much to carry out the verdict in the Climate Case. To increase the pressure on Shell, Milieudefensie sends another letter to the board. In this letter, Milieudefensie points out their personal liability if Shell ignores the verdict and continues to threaten human lives worldwide.
Milieudefensie, together with 6 organisations, hand in their statement of defence on appeal to the Court. In this document, which counts no less than 250 pages, Milieudefensie reacts to Shell's grounds for appeal and explains why Shell has to stop causing dangerous climate change.
The appeal hearings took place on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and the 12th of April 2024.
Below are the legal documents of the appeal ruling.
To appeal to the Supreme Court, it is necessary to file a summons. A summons is a legal document in which we explain which parts of the court's judgment we disagree with.
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