Hopefully it's not too late to get this ball rolling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_the_Netherlands_v._Urgenda_Foundation
State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation was a court case heard in the Supreme Court of the Netherlands in 2019 related to government efforts to curtail carbon dioxide emissions. The case was brought against the Dutch government in 2013, arguing the government, by not meeting a minimum carbon dioxide emission reduction goal established by scientists to avert harmful climate change, was endangering human rights of Dutch citizens as set by national and European Union laws. The initial ruling in 2015, requiring the government to meet an emissions goal of 25% reduction from 1990 levels by 2020, was upheld through the Supreme Court on appeals, affirming that reduction in emissions was necessary for the Dutch government to protect human rights. It is the first such tort case taken against a government challenging climate change aspects based on a human rights foundation, the first such successful climate justice case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_the_Netherlands_v._Urgenda_Foundation
State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation was a court case heard in the Supreme Court of the Netherlands in 2019 related to government efforts to curtail carbon dioxide emissions. The case was brought against the Dutch government in 2013, arguing the government, by not meeting a minimum carbon dioxide emission reduction goal established by scientists to avert harmful climate change, was endangering human rights of Dutch citizens as set by national and European Union laws. The initial ruling in 2015, requiring the government to meet an emissions goal of 25% reduction from 1990 levels by 2020, was upheld through the Supreme Court on appeals, affirming that reduction in emissions was necessary for the Dutch government to protect human rights. It is the first such tort case taken against a government challenging climate change aspects based on a human rights foundation, the first such successful climate justice case.
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