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Guest Commentary: Lessons from the Belgium Climate Case: the devil is in the details

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To redress this violation, Klimaatzaak asked the Tribunal to set specific—and legally binding—emission reduction targets of 48% in 2025 and 65% in 2030 compared to 1990 levels, achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Matthias Petel is an SJD Candidate at Harvard Law School and Antoine De Spiegeleir is an LLM Candidate at Yale Law School.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Plaintiffs allege that the EU’s existing target to reduce domestic GHG emissions by 40% by 2030, as compared to 1990 levels, is insufficient to avoid dangerous climate change and threatens plaintiffs’ fundamental rights of life, health, occupation, and property. Oral arguments were heard from March 16 to 26, 2021. VZW Klimaatzaak v.

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