The urgency of the reduction obligation outweighs commercial interests

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Key topics

• Drastic measures and financial sacrifices may be required
• Required measures were known/foreseeable </aside>

13.1 Introduction & Strategy

• Proportionality – The Urgency of Preventing Dangerous Climate Change Outweighs Commercial Interests
  • Defending the Dangerline, Chapter 14

13.2 Legal Documents

13.2.1 Appeal

• Expert reports March 2024
  • Expert-reports filed on the 5th of March 2024:
  1. Professor Joeri Rogelj a.o. on the limitations of IAMs, IPCC scenario assessment and vetting process, CDR, regional emissions distribution, and equity
  2. Dr. Lisette Van Beek on the limitations of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs)
• Onerousness
  • Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) Chapter 2.2 par. 35 sub 113 - 125
  • Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) Chapter 4.4.6 par 257 – 265

13.2.2 First Instance

• Notes on Oral Arguments 8
  • December 15th, 2020 par. 73 – 106
• Notes on Oral Arguments 1
  • December 1st, 2020 par. 69 – 82
• Court Summons
  • April 5th, 2019 par. 619 – 633
  • April 5th, 2019 par. 815 – 822

13.3 The Judgment

• Royal Dutch Shell’s Reduction Obligation
  • Judgment Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.1 – 4.4.2
• The Onerousness of RDS’s Reduction Obligation
  • Judgment Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.53
• The Proportionality of RDS’s Reduction Obligation
  • Judgment Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.54