The Netherlands must do more to mitigate effects of climate change on Bonaire – court

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 8:55 AM

THE HAGUE, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A Dutch district court on Wednesday ruled that the state must set binding greenhouse gas emissions targets to reach net zero by 2050 to protect the Dutch-Caribbean island of Bonaire.

Legal experts say the case, brought by environmental organisation Greenpeace on behalf of residents of the Dutch-Caribbean, is one of the first to test the obligations set in a landmark 2024 European climate ruling and last year’s World Court opinion on a national level. 

(Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)


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