Posted by: Sandy Steinman | December 21, 2019

Dutch Court Orders Leaders to Take Climate Action

The New York Times reports

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Friday ordered the government to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by the end of 2020. It was the first time a nation has been required by its courts to take action against climate change.

Read more at In ‘Strongest’ Climate Ruling Yet, Dutch Court Orders Leaders to Take Action – The New York Times

 


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