i'm peter dobby. it is a landmark case brought by climate campaigners for the 1st time, an oil giant has been legally obliged to adjust its policies to save the planet. british dutch multinational shell now says it plans to speed up its plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in response to that ruling last month. the company was ordered by court in the hague to reduce emissions by 45 percent by the year 2030. that's a much higher reduction than the firm's pledge to lower its emissions by 20 percent . the lawsuit was filed in 2019 by 7 activist groups and more than 17000 dutch people. environmentalists say shell is obliged to bring its business into line with the 2015 paris climate accord. the shell, c, e o ben van de burden, so that the company will appeal against the ruling he added. for show this ruling does not mean a change, but rather an acceleration of our strategy. we have a clear target to become a net 0 emissions business by 2050. we will see ways to reduce emissions even further in a way that