Netherlands

Cases

 * Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands
 * Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc.
 * Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell (Nigerian oil pollution case)

Resources

 * Analysis of Issues to be Addressed - Climate Change Litigation Cases. Althought from 2007, this document from Friends of the Earth outlines some of the early precedents and considerations for bringing a climate change litigation case in the Netherlands.

Organizations

 * Greenpeace Netherlands
 * Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands
 * Verbied Fossiele Reclame - anti-greenwashing
 * Urgenda Foundation aims for a fast transition towards a sustainable society, with a focus on the transition towards a circular economy using only renewable energy. Urgenda views climate change as one of the biggest challenges of our times and looks for solutions to ensure that the earth will continue to be a safe place to live for future generations. They have filed the first successful climate case against a government, in which the Netherlands government was ordered by the court to increase its greenhouse gas mitigation ambition.