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| Netherlands ordered to cut greenhouse gas emissions | |
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| A Dutch court has ordered the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020, in a case environmentalists hope will set a precedent for other countries. | |
| Campaigners brought the case on behalf of almost 900 Dutch citizens. | |
| They argued the government had a duty to protect its citizens from the looming dangers of climate change. | |
| Greenpeace has called it a "landmark case". "It shifts the whole debate," said Greenpeace's Jasper Teulings. | |
| "Other cases are pending in Belgium and the Philippines. This is the start of a wave of climate litigation." | |
| The lawsuit was brought by the sustainability foundation Urgenda, which said the Netherlands had not gone far enough in reducing emissions. | |
| It argued that unless rapid action was taken, the next half of this century would see extreme weather, shrinking ice caps and shortages of food and water. | |
| Low-lying Netherlands is especially vulnerable, and must now cut its emissions by a quarter compared to 1990 levels. | |
| The European Union recently set a target of reducing emissions by 40% by 2030. |