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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/0e73924d873c531c https://verfassungsblog.de/shell-milieudefensie-non-retrogression/ Into Reverse Gear - Shell v Milieudefensie and the Non-Regression Principle Hilson, Chris eng 2024-11-15 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Climate Climate Crisis Climate Liability Climate obligations Corporate Social Responsibility Europarecht Human Rights Klimaschutz Netherlands Shell business and human rights climate change litigation Europarecht Human Rights Klimaschutz Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The recent Hague Court of Appeal judgment, in the appeal brought by Shell against the first instance decision in favour of the NGO Milieudefensie, held that Shell is legally obliged to reduce its scope 3 emissions, but did not order Shell to reduce them by 45%, or indeed any percentage. The judgment is likely to have a significant impact on climate change litigation against corporations beyond just the Netherlands. That impact will be all the greater if the losing parties, Milieudefensie and others, do not appeal.