1. The Climate Science

Dangerous climate change

Key Topics

• The robustness of the IPCC process and findings
• The dangers and urgency of the problem

1.1 Introduction & Strategy

• The Irrefutable findings of the IPPC and the disturbing reality of dangerous global warming.
  Defending the Dangerline, Chapter 3 par. 11 – 14

1.2 Legal Documents

1.2.1 Appeal

• Introduction
  Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) par. 8 - 9

• The need for emissions reduction
  Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) Chapter 2.2 par. 35 sub 1 - 10

• The need to achieve the goal before 2030
  Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) Chapter 2.2 par. 35 sub 20 - 22

• The need and obligation to realizereduction of 45% by 2030
  Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) Chapter 2.2 par. 35 sub 103 - 125

• Statement of Defence on Appeal (October 18th, 2022) Chapter 5.5 par. 607 - 626

1.2.2 First Instance

• The IPCC-process
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) Chapter V5 par. 363 – 369

• Dangerous Climate Change: Important facts from climate science
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) Chapter IV par. 306 – 351

• Dangerous Climate Change: Interpretation of the term Dangerous Climate Change
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) Chapter VI par. 378 - 418

• Dangerous Climate Change: The Impact of Hazardous Climate Change
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) Chapter VII par. 419 – 502

• The Need for Emissions Reduction: Tipping Points
  Notes on oral arguments 9 (December 17th, 2020) par. 22 – 37
  Statement of the record explaining amendment of claim relief sought part 1(November 6th, 2020) par. 13 -27

• The Need for Emissions Reductions: The Impact of Hazardous Climate Change
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) par. 419 - 502

• The Need for Emission Reductions: Stabilisation under 430 ppm CO2-eq is necessary
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) par. 731 - 732

• The Need to achieve the Goal before 2030: Introduction
  Notes on oral arguments 8 (December 15th, 2020) par. 1 – 18

• The Need to achieve the Goal before 2030: The Paris Agreement
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) par. 410 - 418

• The Need to achieve the Goal before 2030: The Impact of Hazardous Climate Change
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) par. 419 - 463

• The Task: no more CO2 emission in 2050 and45% reduction in 2030
  Court Summons (April 5th, 2019) par. 731 – 756

1.3 The Verdict

• Dangerous Climate Change and Its Consequences: The Problem
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.3.1 – 2.3.5

• Dangerous Climate Change and Its Consequences: The Consequences
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.3.6 – 2.3.9

• The Need for Emissions Reduction: The Climate Science
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.3.3. – 2.3.4

• The Need for Emissions Reduction: Delayed Effects Damage in Climate System
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.3.2

• The Need for Emissions Reduction: Cumulative effects of emissions on remaining carbon budget
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.3.4
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.4.11
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.4.28

• The Need for Emissions Reduction: the Paris Agreement
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.4.7

• The Need for Emissions Reduction: the Interpretation of the Duty of Care
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.26 – 4.4.29

• The Need to achieve the goal before 2030
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 2.3.4 [j.o.] 4.4.29