Urgenda Foundation v The State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)
9 October 2018
The Hague Court of Appeal
Case number : 200.178.245/01
Date: 9 October 2018
Judges:M.A.F. Tan-de Sonnaville, S.A. Boele and P. Glazener
In this matter the Hague Court of Appeal found that the State of the Netherlands had been acting unlawfully (because in contravention of the duty of care under Articles 2 and 8 ECHR) by failing to pursue a more ambitious reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions as of end-2020, and that the State should reduce emissions by at least 25% by end-2020.
The Hague District Court
Case No: C/09/456689 / HA ZA 13-1396 (English translation)
Date: 24 June 2015
Type: Application to compel
Re: Climate Change mitigation in the Netherlands