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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ajit Niranjan

Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal

Shell Netherlands president and CEO Frans Everts.
Shell Netherlands president and CEO Frans Everts said activists wanted to limit the supply of Shell’s products before its customers are ‘able, willing or ready to switch to less fossil fuels’. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock

Shell has argued that it “lobbies for, not against, the energy transition” on the final day of its appeal against an important climate ruling.

The fossil fuel company is fighting the decision of a Dutch court in 2021 that forces it to pump 45% less planet-heating CO2 into the atmosphere by 2030 than it did in 2019. In court on Friday, Shell argued the ruling is ineffective, onerous and does not fit into the existing legal system.

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