Urgenda
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| legal form | Stichting (foundation under Dutch law) |
| founding | 2007 |
| founder | Jan Rotmans, Marjan Minnesma |
| Seat | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| motto | SAMEN SNELLER DUURZAAM (Sustainable faster together) |
| purpose | Environmental protection, climate protection, sustainability |
| Managing directors | Marjan Minnesma |
| Website | https://www.urgenda.nl/ |
Urgenda is a Dutch foundation (Stichting) that works for the implementation of national, European and international environmental protection agreements. In 2013 Urgenda sued the government of the Netherlands , or rather the Dutch state, in the court in The Hague for a greater reduction in emissions in order to better protect the population from the consequences of environmental pollution and climate change. Urgenda was the first non-governmental organization to successfully sue a government in a public court.
history
The name Urgenda is composed of the words urgente ( urgent ) and agenda . It was founded in 2007 by Jan Rotmans (professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam ) and Marjan Minnesma (lawyer, business economist and philosopher).
Successful lawsuit against the government
The lawsuit, filed in 2013, was ruled in favor of Urgenda in June 2015 before the Hague court. The court ruled that by 2020 the Dutch state must reduce CO 2 emissions by 25% compared to 1990 levels and that the government's measures so far are insufficient. The government used several strategies to take legal action against it, including the argument that the court's decision violated the separation of powers . In October 2018, the appellate court upheld the first-instance judgment, including applying the European Convention on Human Rights , thereby maintaining the obligation to reduce CO 2 by 25%. In May 2019, the State Council obliged the government to take further measures, including lowering the speed limit on motorways from 130 to 100 km / h. As a result, the maximum speed limit for cars without a trailer is generally 130 km / h and since 16. March 2020 is 100 km / h per day (6 a.m. to 7 p.m.).
On December 20, 2019, Urgenda won the lawsuit in the last instance before the High Council of the Netherlands (→ court proceedings on climate change ).
Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Supreme Court: The Netherlands must reduce greenhouse gases. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Government loses in court: Netherlands are forced to protect the climate . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed January 25, 2020]).
- ↑ NetherlandsNet - News October 2018 - ENVIRONMENT: Urgenda wins - Netherlands must drastically reduce CO2 emissions. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Climate action against the government: That could be the consequences. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (German).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: The Netherlands do not implement the verdict on climate policy correctly. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Netherlands: Climate protectors win against government. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
- ^ Philipp Jacobs: New climate protection plan: The Netherlands introduce 100 km / h on motorways during the day. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Claus Hecking, DER SPIEGEL: Netherlands: Climate activists win against their own government - DER SPIEGEL - Science. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
- ^ John Schwartz: In 'Strongest' Climate Ruling Yet, Dutch Court Orders Leaders to Take Action . In: The New York Times . December 20, 2019, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed January 25, 2020]).
- ↑ Isabella Kaminski: Dutch supreme court upholds landmark ruling demanding climate action . In: The Guardian . December 20, 2019, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 25, 2020]).
- ↑ In landmark climate case, Dutch court orders government action on emissions. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
- ↑ La Libre.be: Elle fait le gouvernement néerlandais condamner pour sa politique climatique: "Il a le devoir de ses citoyens protéger". October 1, 2019, accessed on January 26, 2020 (French).