Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands

The essence of the Supreme Court's judgment is that the order which the District Court issued to the State and which was confirmed by the Court of Appeal, directing the State to reduce greenhouse gases by the end of 2020 by at least 25% compared to 1990, will be allowed to stand. Pursuant to Articles 2 and 8 ECHR, the Court of Appeal can and may conclude that the State is obliged to achieve that reduction, due to the risk of dangerous climate change that could have a severe impact on the lives and welfare of the residents of the Netherlands.


 * Also see Urgenda and Beyond: The past, present and future of climate change public interest litigation (Maastricht University Journal of Sustainability Studies, 2017)
 * Judgment documents
 * http://climatecasechart.com/non-us-case/urgenda-foundation-v-kingdom-of-the-netherlands/
 * ELAW summary