Netherlands: Environmental Law

The Hague District Court has ruled that the Netherlands violated fundamental rights by failing to establish absolute greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in its environmental policy. This groundbreaking decision, stemming from a claim by Greenpeace Netherlands and Bonaire residents, marks the first application of the European Court of Human Rights' KlimaSeniorinnen framework by a Dutch court, requiring states to adopt concrete measures mitigating climate change effects.

Europe's journey toward a low-carbon future heavily relies on the growth of carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS).

Extreme weather events and the (devastating) effects are becoming more evident. At the same time only 19.5% of the economic losses from extreme climate-related events...