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Roughly 26% of the Netherlands and 21% of its population are located below sea level. Wikimedia CommonsIn a ruling that appears more symbolic than enforceable, the Hague District Court said today that the government had a responsibility to protect its citizens from "looming" climate threats, and ordered them to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25 percent by 2020. The Dutch government, however, said it already has policies in effect that will cut emissions by 17 percent by 2020, a difference of 8 percent. The ruling, read aloud by Presiding Judge Hans Hofhuis, was met by activist applause inside the courtroom. The Dutch court agreed with the plaintiffs that the "government has a legal obligation to protect its people against looming dangers" because 26 percent of the Netherlands are below sea level. Using the precautionary principle as the basis for the suit, the plaintiffs argued that their country was unusually at risk from rising sea levels due to global warming.https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_netherlands.jpg