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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/dd77504c9eae2abd https://verfassungsblog.de/shell-milieudefensie-climate-litigation/ Lessons of a Landmark Lost - The Judgment of the Hague Court of Appeal in Shell v Milieudefensie Nollkaemper, André eng 2024-11-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Climate Climate Crisis Climate obligations Corporate Due Diligence Klimaschutz Netherlands Shell business and human rights climate change litigation climate litigation Klimaschutz Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 12 November 2024, the Hague Court of Appeal in Shell v Milieudefensie set aside the preceding 2021 judgment which held Shell responsible for its contribution to climate change. The 2021 judgment was widely heralded (though also critiqued) as groundbreaking and a precedent that could be followed elsewhere. While the Appeal judgment is unlikely to receive similar praise from climate activists, it contains important lessons regarding the responsibility of multinational companies for their contributions to climate change.