The Dutch claim foundation Milieudefensie recently published a
letter addressed to 29 large companies in the Netherlands in which
it demands that the companies take a frontline role in climate
change and comply with the Paris Climate Agreement. The letter
threatens that stragglers in climate action can count on
'unrelenting pressure', which could include litigation in
which there is a precedent for success.
Milieudefensie's open letter: impact litigation by naming
and shaming
After the revolutionary climate change judgment against Royal
Dutch Shell in 26 May 2021, which ordered the Shell group to bring
its activities in line with the CO2 reduction trajectory set out in
the Paris Climate Agreement, Milieudefensie is now targeting
additional large companies on its 'hit list', pressuring
them to reduce their CO2 emissions. The civil society organisation
states that its letter serves as an announcement, as well as an
invitation to enter into a dialogue on achieving a
