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ARTICLE · 09 MAY 2023

Ondernemen, Milieu En Klimaat In De Rechtspraak

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Dat van ondernemingen verantwoordelijkheid voor klimaat en milieu wordt geëist is niet nieuw.

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Marcel Fruytier
Marcel Fruytier

Dat van ondernemingen verantwoordelijkheid voor klimaat en milieu wordt geëist is niet nieuw. Ook in de rechtspraak is dit onderwerp niet onbekend. Dit is al sinds decennia het geval, maar vooral de afgelopen jaren lijkt dit onderwerp prominenter naar de voorgrond te schuiven. Zo sprak de kort gedingrechter zich deze maand nog uit over de plannen van Schiphol. Het gaat hier om de plannen het aantal vliegbewegingen te verminderen om overlast terug te dringen.

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Begin april 2023 bepaalde de Haarlemse kort gedingrechter dat de Nederlandse staat en Schiphol het aantal vliegtuigbewegingen voor Schiphol voor het seizoen 2023/2024 niet mogen verminderen van 500.000 naar 460.000. Een verbod op deze vermindering was door KLM en een aantal andere vliegtuigmaatschappijen gevorderd. Dit gebeurde omdat zij van mening zijn dat de staat niet de Europese regels heeft gevolgd. De rechter gaat hierin mee en oordeelt dat de staat voor eventuele invoering van krimpmaatregelen

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