The Dutch government must make further cuts to nitrogen pollution or risk a €10 million ($10.5 million) fine after losing a court fight with Greenpeace that’s reignited a decade-long political debate impacting agriculture,

Greenpeace has achieved a significant victory in its legal fight for stronger environmental policies. A court in The Hague has ruled in favor of the organization, ordering the Dutch government to accelerate its efforts to reduce nitrogen emissions,

A Dutch court has ordered the country’s government to meet its own goals to reduce overall nitrogen emissions by 2030.

The State must take more measures to reduce the deposition of nitrogen in nature, the court in The Hague ruled on Wednesday in a case brought by Greenpeace against the Dutch government. A penalty of 10 million euros will be imposed if the State fails to meet its 2030 nitrogen targets,

The ruling follows earlier verdicts that have highlighted the ineffectiveness of the government’s nitrogen-cutting policies. View on euronews