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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Isabella Kaminski

Dutch Caribbean islanders sue Netherlands over climate change

People hold up placards on a beach
Residents of Bonaire, together with Greenpeace Netherlands and allies, stand up for climate justice. Photograph: Roëlton Thodé/Greenpeace

Eight people from the Caribbean island of Bonaire are suing the Netherlands, accusing it of violating their human rights by not doing enough to protect them from the climate crisis.

The group, with Greenpeace Netherlands, filed a formal legal challenge against the Dutch government in The Hague on Thursday, asking the district court to order it to cut its greenhouse emissions much more quickly and to help its most vulnerable territories adapt to the impact of the climate crisis.

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