State of the Netherlands v Urgenda Foundation
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State of the Netherlands v Urgenda Foundation (2019) (in Dutch: De Staat der Nederlanden v. Stichting Urgenda) is climate change litigation heard by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands related to government efforts to curtail carbon dioxide emissions. The case was brought against the Dutch government in 2013, arguing the government, by not meeting a minimum carbon dioxide emission-reduction goal established by scientists to avert harmful climate change, was endangering the human rights of Dutch citizens as set by national and European Union laws.
State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation | |
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Court | Supreme Court of the Netherlands |
Decided | 20 December 2019 (2019-12-20) |
ECLI | ECLI:NL:HR:2019:2006 |
Transcript(s) | ECLI:NL:HR:2019:2007 |
Case history | |
Appealed from | District Court of The Hague |
Appealed to | Hague Court of Appeal[1] |
The initial ruling in 2015, requiring the government to meet an emissions goal of 25% reduction from 1990 levels by 2020, was upheld through the Supreme Court on appeals, affirming that reduction in emissions was necessary for the Dutch government to protect human rights. It is the first such tort case taken against a government challenging climate change aspects based on a human rights foundation, and the first such successful climate justice case.