Urgenda climate case against Dutch government

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Urgenda_climate_case_against_Dutch_government
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:country gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:date 2015-06-24
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:State_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:finalDecisionDate 2019-12-20
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Urgenda climate case against Dutch government
gptkbp:influenced global climate litigation
gptkbp:judge gptkb:The_Hague_Court_of_Appeal
gptkb:The_Hague_District_Court
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:Dutch_Civil_Code
gptkbp:notableFor first successful climate litigation against a government
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:State_of_the_Netherlands_v._Urgenda_Foundation
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Urgenda_Foundation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:environmental_policy
climate action
gptkbp:result Dutch government ordered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020 compared to 1990 levels
gptkbp:subject gptkb:public_policy
climate change
carbon emissions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marjan_Minnesma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7