Construction of major Dutch carbon storage project can continue - High Court

AMSTERDAM, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Netherlands' highest court on Wednesday ruled that construction of a major carbon capture project in the Rotterdam port area can continue, despite objections by environmental activists.

The planned "Porthos" project, developed by a consortium of Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, Air Liquide and Air Products, would be Europe's largest carbon capture and storage facility, expected to reduce the country's annual CO2 emissions by about 2%. (Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)