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Urgenda Foundation v The State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)

País/Territorio
Países Bajos
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte inferior
Fecha
Jun 24, 2015
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
District Court of The Hague
Sede de la corte
The Hague
Número de referencia
C/09/00456689
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Aire y atmósfera
Resumen

A Dutch environmental group, the Urgenda Foundation, and 900 Dutch citizens sued the Dutch government to require it to do more to prevent global climate change. The court in the Hague ordered the Dutch state to limit GHG emissions to 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, finding the government’s existing pledge to reduce emissions 17% insufficient to meet the state’s fair contribution toward the UN goal of keeping global temperature increases within two degrees Celsius of pre-industrial conditions. The court concluded that the state has a duty to take climate change mitigation measures due to the “severity of the consequences of climate change and the great risk of climate change occurring.” In reaching this conclusion, the court cited (without directly applying) Article 21 of the Dutch Constitution; EU emissions reduction targets; principles under the European Convention on Human Rights; the “no harm” principle of international law; the doctrine of hazardous negligence; the principle of fairness, the precautionary principle, and the sustainability principle embodied in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; and the principle of a high protection level, the precautionary principle, and the prevention principle embodied in the European climate policy. The court did not specify how the government should meet the reduction mandate, but offered several suggestions, including emissions trading or tax measures. This is the first decision by any court in the world ordering states to limit greenhouse gas emissions for reasons other than statutory mandates.

Source:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/litigation/urgenda-foundation-v-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-district-court-of-the-hague-2015/

Three years later, the court of appeal confirmed the judgment and established a clear link between a government’s duty to care, human rights and the dangers of climate change.

Full text:

 https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI%3ANL%3AGHDHA%3A2018%3A2591&showbutton=true&keyword=urgenda

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