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It’s time to nationalize Shell

Jun 8th, 2021
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THE GUARDIAN

It’s time to nationalize Shell.

Private oil companies are no longer fit for purpose

By Johanna Bozuwa and Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò: Mon 7 June 2021

It has been a bad month for big oil. A Dutch court just ruled that Shell must cut its carbon pollution by 45% by 2030. The court’s decision has rightly been celebrated: it is a much more stringent requirement than the ineffective regulations imposed to date.

Private oil and gas companies are finally up against the wall. Shell has promised to appeal the Dutch court decision, but oil prices went negative last year and put companies on bankruptcy notice… read more

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The Court’s decision on Shell is a major step towards ‘The End of the Oil Age’

Jun 8th, 2021
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Extracts from: Friends of the Earth v Royal Dutch Shell – what did the Dutch Court rule, and what does it mean for Shell’s business?

by  on 6th June 2021 in Oil markets

The Court’s decision
The District Court of The Hague made a landmark ruling on 26 May in the case made collectively by the Dutch Friends of Earth (Milieudefensie) and other NGOs versus Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell” or “RDS”) on the issue of whether Dutch law required Shell to limit its CO2 emissions: read more

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Shell’s historic loss in The Hague is a turning point in the fight against big oil

Jun 2nd, 2021
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The Guardian

Opinion
Fossil fuels
Shell’s historic loss in The Hague is a turning point in the fight against big oil

Tessa Khan

The oil giants that have helped drive the climate crisis are finally being forced to take responsibility for their actions

Tuesday 1 June 2021

On a rainy afternoon in The Hague, the district court delivered a judgment against Royal Dutch Shell, the parent company of the Shell group. It refuted the excuses regularly relied on to continue extracting oil and gas and vindicated longstanding calls to keep fossil fuels in the ground. The court held that Shell’s current policy of merely reducing the “carbon intensity” of its products by 20% by 2030, and aiming to reach net zero by 2050, would contribute to climate impacts that endanger the human rights of the plaintiffs. read more

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Society takes over control at Shell. What now?

May 30th, 2021
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Society takes over control at Shell. What now?

Pieter Couwenbergh 

Ben van Beurden was pushed out of Shell’s drivers seat on Wednesday by the judge, who was loudly encouraged by Friends of the Earth Netherlands.

Even within the bastion of the Shell head office on Carel van Bylandtlaan in The Hague, there is dissatisfaction with the own organization. Outgoing chairman of the board Charles Holliday told the last shareholders’ meeting that an employee told him in 2015 that his 13-year-old daughter at school doesn’t tell anyone where her father works. “She’s ashamed of what I do,” the employee told Holliday. It’s the kind of shame that change takes. read more

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Dutch court ruling to lead to Shell’s shrinking -analysts

May 28th, 2021
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REUTERS

Dutch court ruling to lead to Shell’s shrinking -analysts

Ron Bousso: May 27, 2021

A Dutch court ruling ordering Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) to speed up its plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions could lead to a 12% decline in the company’s energy output, including a sharp drop in oil and gas sales, analysts said on Thursday.

FULL ARTICLE (PAYWALL)

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Will Judges Have the Last Word on Climate Change?: QuickTake

May 28th, 2021
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THE WASHINGTON POST

Will Judges Have the Last Word on Climate Change?: QuickTake

By Jeremy Hodges | Bloomberg May 28, 2021 at 8:22 a.m. GMT+1

In the fight against climate change, one tool is proving increasingly popular: litigation. From the U.S. to Europe and India, activists, governments and concerned citizens have turned to the courts. Supporters want them to force oil companies and governments to pay for past harms and avert future threats.

Are international companies vulnerable?

Yes. In May Royal Dutch Shell Plc was ordered by a Dutch court to slash its emissions harder and faster than planned, a ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for the rest of the global fossil fuel industry. Shell, which said it expects to appeal the ruling, has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% within a decade, and to net-zero before 2050. That’s not enough, according to the court in The Hague, which ordered the oil producer to slash emissions 45% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels. The court said the ruling applies to the entire Shell group, raising the prospect of the company having to radically speed up its current climate and divestment policies in order to hit the new target. It’s unlikely Shell will be the only company to fall foul of the courts as the Dutch decision will likely trigger similar cases around Europe, if not the world. read more

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Climate activists score wins against Exxon, Shell and Chevron

May 28th, 2021
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Climate activists score wins against Exxon, Shell and Chevron

“Today was a stark warning for Big Oil,” said Bess Joffe, of the Church Commissioners for England, with executives “being held to account by investors and lawmakers.”

By Reuters

It has not been a good few days for Big Oil.

Shareholders Wednesday rebuked the top two U.S. oil companies for dragging their feet on fighting climate change, while a Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell needs to accelerate cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. read more

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Shell judgment raises many questions for other major polluters

May 28th, 2021
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Shell judgment raises many questions for other major polluters

Jeroen Segenhout Caitlin Stooker Jan Verbeek 

The judge is forcing Shell to make more efforts to reduce its CO₂ emissions. 

In brief:

  • Oil company Shell is forced by the court to tighten up its climate policy.
  • Chemical companies are now concerned.
  • The big question is how far the Shell judgment reaches.

‘Alarm bells have gone off all over the world. I’ve already had enough phone calls’, says chairman Bernard Wientjes of the association of Dutch chemical companies VNCI. He notes that unrest has broken out in the industrial boardrooms now that the court in The Hague has demanded that Shell tighten up its climate policy. read more

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Moody’s flags oil majors’ rising credit risk after Shell ruling

May 28th, 2021
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REUTERS

Moody’s flags oil majors’ rising credit risk after Shell ruling

LONDON, May 28 (Reuters) – Credit rating agency Moody’s said on Friday that the credit risk of major oil producers has increased with recent events including Royal Dutch Shell losing a Dutch climate lawsuit this week and Exxon losing a battle with shareholders.

(Reporting by Shadia Nasralla; editing by Jason Neely)

SOURCE
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Big Oil’s climate change revolt

May 27th, 2021
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DAILY MAIL: MailOnline

Big Oil’s climate change revolt: In just one day green activists win seats on Exxon board, Chevron investors demand emission cuts and court orders Shell to slash carbon

  • Top US and European oil companies had startling developments on Wednesday
  • Activist investor hedge fund won two seats on the board of Exxon Mobil
  • Gregory Goff and Kaisa Hietala will now join Exxon’s 12-member board
  • Chevron shareholders also voted in favor of a proposal to cut emissions 
  • Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to drastically deepen carbon cuts 

By KEITH GRIFFITH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and REUTERS

PUBLISHED: | UPDATED: 

Some of the world’s biggest oil companies are facing stark pressure from activists concerned about climate change, prompting a string of startling developments on Wednesday.

At Exxon Mobil, an activist hedge fund won two board seats, while Chevron investors voted to force the company to cut emissions and a Dutch judge order Shell to drastically cut carbon. read more

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SHELL’S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CASE RULING

May 27th, 2021
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SHELL’S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CASE RULING

May 26, 2021

English Translation below

Today the court in The Hague has ruled in the climate case of Milieudefensie, other NGOs and private individuals against Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell”).

“Urgent action is needed to tackle climate change. That’s why we’ve accelerated our efforts to become a net zero emissions energy company by 2050, moving with society, with short-term goals to track our progress. ”

“We are investing billions of dollars in low-carbon energy, including charging points for charging electric vehicles, hydrogen, renewables and biofuels. We want to increase the demand for these products and scale up our new energy companies even faster. ” read more

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Wikipedia Article: Milieudefensie et al v Royal Dutch Shell

May 27th, 2021
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Wikipedia Article: Milieudefensie et al v Royal Dutch Shell

Downloaded From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 27 MAY 2021

Milieudefensie et al v Royal Dutch Shell
State coat of arms of the Netherlands (wordmark).svg
Court District court of The Hague
Decided 26 May 2021
ECLI ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2021:5337
Transcript(s) in Dutch; in English
Case opinions
The policy, policy intentions and ambitions of RDS for the Shell group are incompatible with RDS’ reduction obligation. The claimed order to comply with that obligation must be allowed. The order will be declared provisionally enforceable.
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting Larisa Alwin, Irene Kroft and Michiel Harmsen

Milieudefensie et al v Royal Dutch Shell was a court case heard by the district court of The Hague in the Netherlands in 2021 related to efforts by multinational corporations to curtail carbon dioxide emissions. In May 2021, the Hague ordered that Royal Dutch Shell must reduced its global carbon emissions from its 2019 levels by 45% by 2030; it is considered the first major climate change litigation ruling against a corporation. read more

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A Dutch court rules that Shell must step up its climate change efforts

May 27th, 2021
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THE NEW YORK TIMES

A Dutch court rules that Shell must step up its climate change efforts.

27 June 2021

A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s largest oil company, must accelerate its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to tackle climate change.

The District Court in The Hague ruled that Shell was “obliged” to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of its activities by 45 percent at the end of 2030 compared with 2019.

Shell has already adopted targets for emissions reduction, but the terms of the court’s decision could require the company to substantially accelerate the process of reducing emissions-producing fuels like oil and gas. read more

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Dutch court orders Shell to deepen carbon cuts in landmark ruling

May 26th, 2021
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Dutch court orders Shell to deepen carbon cuts in landmark ruling

Fossil fuel firm must cut emissions 45% by 2030, saying the company’s current targets are ‘not enough’

by Reuters: Wednesday, 26 May 2021 15:20 GMT

* Court tells Shell to cut emissions by 45% by 2030

* Ruling says Shell’s current targets ‘not enough’

* Shell can appeal verdict

* FACTBOX: Big Oil’s climate targets (Adds former UN climate chief tweet, Shell’s plan to appeal, details on U.S. rivals’ climate plans)

By Bart H. Meijer read more

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Shell on Trial as Court Weighs Its Climate Responsibility

May 25th, 2021
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FINANCIAL POST

Shell on Trial as Court Weighs Its Climate Responsibility

Bloomberg News: Hugo Miller and Laura Hurst: Publishing date May 25, 2021   (Bloomberg) — A Dutch court verdict against Royal Dutch Shell Plc will determine whether it has a legal responsibility for climate change, in a case that will be watched by Big Oil executives globally.A panel of judges in a lower court in The Hague will rule on Wednesday in a case being followed closely by environmental campaigners too. While the verdict is only legally binding in the Netherlands, it’s set to be scrutinized as a new area of litigation and may guide deliberations by judges elsewhere.

Shell was sued by Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth, whose lawyers spent two weeks in court earlier this year arguing that the company is violating human rights by extracting fossil fuels and undermining the Paris Agreement’s aim of limiting temperature increases to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Channa Samkalden reflects on the successful lawsuit against Shell in the Netherlands over oil pollution in Nigeria

Apr 2nd, 2021
by John Donovan.
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1 Mar 2021: Author: Channa Samkalden, Prakken d’Oliveira

Lawyers’ insights on corporate legal accountability: Channa Samkalden, Prakken d’Oliveira, Netherlands

Channa Samkalden reflects on the decision of the Hague Court of Appeals in the lawsuit against Shell in the Netherlands regarding oil pollution in Nigeria.

1.Why is this case important?

The case is important because it was one of the first cases to argue parent company liability – and (as far as I know) it became the first where a parent company duty of care for the activities of a subsidiary abroad was indeed established. Oil pollution in the Niger Delta has been an immense problem for decades – and Shell has never really been held accountable for it. A crucial first step was taken in 2015 when the Court of Appeal of The Hague confirmed the jurisdiction of the Dutch courts and opened the route to justice for the Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth. Five years later the court concluded that Shell Nigeria must pay compensation and that Royal Dutch Shell must see to it that a Leak Detection System is installed on the Nigerian pipeline. read more

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