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European Climate Activists Launch Strategic Litigation Against Dutch Multinational Corporations Over Downstream Emissions

A coalition of European environmental non-governmental organizations has filed new strategic climate litigation in Dutch courts targeting major domestic manufacturing conglomerates. The unprecedented legal action seeks to hold Dutch corporations legally liable for the downstream carbon emissions generated by the consumers utilizing their products globally.
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