LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on
Tuesday confirmed it will appeal a Dutch court ruling ordering
the energy company to accelerate its carbon emission reduction
target.
Shell had previously said it will appeal the May 26 ruling
ordering it to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030
from 2019 levels, significantly faster than its current
plans.
The Anglo-Dutch company also said it will seek to ramp up
its energy transition strategy in the wake of the ruling.
"We agree urgent action is needed and we will accelerate our
transition to net zero," said Shell Chief Executive Ben van
Beurden said in a statement on Tuesday.
"But we will appeal because a court judgment, against a
single company, is not effective. What is needed are clear,
ambitious policies that will drive fundamental change across the
whole energy system."
(Reporting by Ron Bousso in London and Muvija M in Bengaluru;
editing by Louise Heavens)