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A court in Holland has [ordered / ordering] the Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at [least / last] a quarter by 2020. Three judges said the [deciding / decision] was, "to ensure that the Dutch emissions in the year 2020 will be at least 25 per cent lower than [them / those] in 1990." Environmentalists hope others around the world will [following / follow] Holland's lead in a global [drive / ride] to reduce emissions. Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, a Dutch [membership / member] of the European Parliament, echoed this sentiment, saying: "This [historic / history] ruling will have [far / for] reaching consequences in the Netherlands, Europe and the rest of the world." Bill Hare of Climate Analytics agreed. He said: "This could be the first judicial [warring / warning] shot to governments around the world."

The judges' [ruling / ruled] came after 900 Dutch citizens took legal action against the Dutch government to get it to [comfy / comply] with international regulations. Holland was far behind many other countries in [reduction / reducing] carbon emissions. It was [on / in] target for a 14 to 17 per cent reduction [as / by] 2020. The Dutch court decided this was unacceptable for a country as developed and progressive [was / as] Holland. It also said that hitting a target of just 17 per cent would cause [huge / hugely] embarrassment for the Dutch. The Dutch government must now [decelerate / accelerate] existing plans to close coal plants, increase the use of windmills, solar energy and [another / other] renewables, and [drastically / drastic] cut the amount of gas it takes out of the ground.