The environmental organization friends of the earth netherlands said in april 2018 know that a lawsuit is planned against Shell. According to the organization, will the Shell still for long periods of time bets on oil and gas, while the company has more than thirty years, know that this will lead to dangerous climate change. In the coming years, wants the group to a mere 5 percent in renewable energy. Friends of the earth netherlands claims that the oil and gasconcern are policy and changes in line with the klimaatdoelen of Paris. In the meantime, also have more than 13,000 Dutch are reported as a co-plaintiff in the case.
The environment In the Netherlands, six environmental groups joined the lawsuit that another Dutch environmental organisation last year has brought against Shell. In a joint letter to Shell allow organisations the oil and gasconcern liable for the cause of global klimaatschade.