According to the court it is an established fact that the Dutch government has the constitutional power to control the collective
Dutch emissions level and that it indeed controls it.
The State is responsible for effectively controlling
the Dutch emission levels.
Not exact matches
See http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2f%2fEP%2f%2fTEXT%2bIM-PRESS%2b20111205IPR33211%2b0%2bDOC%2bXML%2bV0%2f%2fEN&language=EN Following that vote, the man responsible for steering the legislation through Parliament, motorcycling
Dutch MEP and IMCO Rapporteur Wim van de Camp, said that «These vehicles will increase urban mobility, use less space, waste less energy and have a reduced
level of
emissions» adding that «riding a motorbike has now become greener and safer.»
Even though the
Dutch government already had a reasonably ambitious GHG
emissions reduction plan in place, the court held that it was insufficient given international recognition at COP16 in 2010 that developed countries need to reduce their
emissions 25 to 40 per cent below 1990
levels by 2020 in order to avoid 2 C of warming.
On June 24, 2015, a
Dutch court made history when it held that the government owed a legal duty to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions by 25 per cent below 1990
levels by 2020.
The
Dutch government also accepts that its targets for reducing greenhouse gas («GHG»)
emission levels (about 17 % below 1990
levels by 2020) would not proportionately contribute towards staying below this 2 ° C threshold.
In an worldwide first, the Hague District Court has ordered the
Dutch government to cut its greenhouse gas
emissions (GHGs) by at least 25 % compared to 1990
levels by the end of 2020.