Urgenda climate case (2015)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appealsTo Dutch government appealed
gptkbp:country gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:date 2015-06-24
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:State_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:finalDecision Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld the ruling in 2019
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Urgenda climate case (2015)
gptkbp:impact inspired similar climate litigation worldwide
gptkbp:judge gptkb:District_Court_of_The_Hague
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
duty of care
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:State_of_the_Netherlands_v._Urgenda_Foundation
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Urgenda_Foundation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Paris_Agreement
climate litigation
gptkbp:result court ordered Dutch government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
gptkbp:significance first time a government was ordered by a court to reduce emissions
gptkbp:subject gptkb:public_policy
climate change
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Urgenda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8