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http://hdl.handle.net/1942/19078| Title: | A landmark ruling: a Court in the Hague ordered the Dutch Government to Cut Carbon Emissions | Other Titles: | Вынесено Первое в Европе судебное решение в отношении Нидерландов по вопросу изменения климата | Authors: | GORDEEVA, Yelena | Issue Date: | 2015 | Source: | Climate Change, 55, p. 20-21 | Abstract: | In June, 2015 the Hague District Court ruled that the State must take more action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands. The State also has to ensure that the Dutch emissions in the year 2020 will be at least 25% lower than those in 1990. The present case note provides a brief summary of the ruling and reviews its significance for the global efforts of combating climate change. | Keywords: | climate change law; human rights; the Hague District Court; Urgenda; the greenhouse gas emissions | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/19078 | Category: | A2 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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