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Now there is a new way to force action on climate change – the courts
Thursday, June 25, 2015 3:10
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Today, something incredible happened in the Netherlands. In a landmark court case, in which NGO Urgenda along with 900 concerned Dutch citizens sued the government for failing to act on climate change, the Dutch court ruled in their favour. It was a brave and necessary verdict.
Faiza Oulahsen is a Climate Campaigner at Greenpeace Netherlands.
Source: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/urgenda-netherlands-court-ruling/blog/53346/
