13. The Proportionality of Emission Reduction Orders

The urgency of the reduction obligation outweighs commercial interests

Key Topics

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

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

• 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 Verdict

• Royal Dutch Shell's Reduction Obligation
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.1 – 4.4.2

• The Onerousness of RDS's Reduction Obligation
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.53

• The Proportionality of RDS's Reduction Obligation
  Verdict Climate Case Milieudefensie Shell (May 26th, 2021) 4.4.54