Environmental activists won a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell. Observers called it is a critical legal victory for climate change advocates. In the suit, Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of the Friends of the Earth environmental organization, together with 17 thousand citizens had sued Shell for its climate damaging activities—and won. The verdict implies that Shell has to reduce its 2030 carbon emissions by 45% compared to 2019. The victory for the environmental group underscores the impor...