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Fusion Cell
Episode 733 11:41 - 14:58

733: Fusion Cell

Netherlands Climate Ruling, Dutch Sea Level Defense

A Dutch court in The Hague ruled that the Netherlands must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% below 1990 levels by 2020. The hosts discuss the history of Dutch water management, including the 1952 disaster and the subsequent Delta Works project. They question the narrative of immediate peril regarding rising sea levels in a country where half the land is already below sea level.