Shell No Longer Required to Reduce Emissions by Specific Amount After Court Sides with Oil Giant

The Hague Court of Appeal ruled that while Shell has a responsibility to help fight climate change, it can do so by its own determined metrics. (Credit: Getty Images/Matthew Horwood)

Shell is no longer required to reduce their carbon emissions by a dramatic percentage by 2030 after a Dutch court ruled in the company's favor.

"Even though Shell bears a special responsibility as a large oil and gas company, that does not mean we can apply a general reduction goal of 45%," presiding judge Carla Joustra said, as reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.