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A court in Holland has the Dutch government to greenhouse gas emissions by at least a quarter by 2020. Three judges said the decision was, "to that the Dutch emissions in the year 2020 will at least 25 per cent lower than those in 1990." Environmentalists others around the world will Holland's lead in a global drive to reduce emissions. Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, a Dutch member of the European Parliament, this sentiment, saying: "This historic ruling will far reaching consequences in the Netherlands, Europe and the rest of the world." Bill Hare of Climate Analytics . He said: "This could the first judicial warning shot to governments around the world."

The judges' ruling after 900 Dutch citizens legal action against the Dutch government to get it to with international regulations. Holland was far behind many other countries in reducing carbon emissions. It was on target for a 14 to 17 per cent reduction by 2020. The Dutch court this was unacceptable for a country as developed and progressive as Holland. It also that hitting a target of just 17 per cent would huge embarrassment for the Dutch. The Dutch government must now existing plans to coal plants, the use of windmills, solar energy and other renewables, and drastically cut the amount of gas it out of the ground.