ToplineA Dutch appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of oil giant Shell and overturned a landmark 2021 ruling by a lower court, which had ordered the company to sharply reduce its carbon emissions by the end of this decade, a major blow to activists pursuing legal measures to force companies to act on climate change.A Dutch appeals court overturned a lower court's ruling ordering Shell to reduce its CO2 emissions ... [+] by 45 percent by 2030.dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Key FactsShell had filed ...