The Netherlands must do more to mitigate effects of climate change on Bonaire - court

A participant holds a dog with a placard during a protest march to call for action against climate change, in The Hague, Netherlands September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

THE HAGUE, ‌Jan 28 (Reuters) - A ‌Dutch district court ‌on Wednesday ruled that the state must set binding ‍greenhouse gas emissions ‍targets to ‌reach net zero by ‍2050 ​to protect the Dutch-Caribbean ⁠island of Bonaire.

Legal experts say ‌the case, brought by environmental ⁠organisation ‍Greenpeace on behalf of residents of ‍the Dutch-Caribbean, is one ‌of the first to testthe obligations set in a landmark 2024 European climate ruling and last year's World ‌Court opinion on a national level.

(Reporting by ​Stephanie van den Berg; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)