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In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth.
In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth.
In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth.
In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbonemissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth.
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