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   carbon      court      decision      drive      embarrassment      emissions      far      lead      least      legal      member      progressive      reduction      renewables      rest      ruling      shot      solar      target      unacceptable  
A in Holland has ordered the Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas by at least a quarter by 2020. Three judges said the was, "to ensure that the Dutch emissions in the year 2020 will be at 25 per cent lower than those in 1990." Environmentalists hope others around the world will follow Holland's in a global to reduce emissions. Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, a Dutch of the European Parliament, echoed this sentiment, saying: "This historic ruling will have reaching consequences in the Netherlands, Europe and the of the world." Bill Hare of Climate Analytics agreed. He said: "This could be the first judicial warning to governments around the world."

The judges' came after 900 Dutch citizens took action against the Dutch government to get it to comply with international regulations. Holland was far behind many other countries in reducing emissions. It was on target for a 14 to 17 per cent by 2020. The Dutch court decided this was for a country as developed and as Holland. It also said that hitting a of just 17 per cent would cause huge for the Dutch. The Dutch government must now accelerate existing plans to close coal plants, increase the use of windmills, energy and other , and drastically cut the amount of gas it takes out of the ground.

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