Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right.” FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley speaks to Nine de Pater, who is the lead campaigner in this case against Shell at Friends of the Earth, the Netherlands.