Thousands of Dutch companies won't achieve climate goals: report
3 years, 1 month ago

Thousands of Dutch companies won't achieve climate goals: report

NL Times  

Tens of thousands of companies in the Netherlands don't expect to be climate neutral by the end of this century, Financieele Dagblad reported based on the 2021 Innovation Monitor by the University of Amsterdam and SEO Economic Research. But based on the Netherlands 1.9 million companies, FD calculated that at least tens of thousands of companies will not achieve the country's climate goals. University of Amsterdam researcher Henk Volberda called it an "extremely worrying development" that so many companies are not trying to achieve climate neutrality. The Amsterdam professor of strategy and innovation also raised concerns about increasing polarization between companies in the field of climate policy.

Climate Netherlands Companies Goals Report  wont  achieve  dutch  thousands  innovation  fd  expect  increasing  amsterdam  neutral  netherlands  goals  report  climate  companies

History of this topic

Dutch companies less climate ambitious and innovative: study
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch companies less climate ambitious and innovative: study

NL Times  

A portion of Dutch businesses is postponing their climate ambitions, according to researchers from the University of Amsterdam. The latest edition of the Dutch Innovation Monitor reveals that the number of companies aiming to become climate-neutral by 2030 has decreased by 4 percentage points. The study also found an increasing number of businesses intending to nearly eliminate their impact on …

"Unrealistic" that Netherlands will achieve climate goals: Council of State
1 year, 1 month ago

"Unrealistic" that Netherlands will achieve climate goals: Council of State

NL Times  

It is unrealistic that the Netherlands will achieve its climate target of emitting at least 55 percent less CO2 by 2030 compared to 1990, the Council of State warned on Thursday. The Cabinet’s most important advisor referred to calculations by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, which show that the climate target will only be achieved if all factors - including …

Dutch greenhouse gas emissions cut by 7.9% last year over high gas prices
1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch greenhouse gas emissions cut by 7.9% last year over high gas prices

NL Times  

Last year, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were 7.9 percent lower than in 2021, mainly due to the high gas prices resulting in lower consumption, the RIVM reported on Friday. Due to the decrease, greenhouse gas emissions were 30 percent lower in 2022 than in 1990, achieving the climate target the court set for the Netherlands in a lawsuit …

More companies setting 'net-zero' climate targets, but few have credible plans, report says
1 year, 6 months ago

More companies setting 'net-zero' climate targets, but few have credible plans, report says

The Hindu  

A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to "net zero" as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a report published Monday. While 149 countries have such targets, up from 124 in late 2020, the number of publicly listed corporations aiming …

Netherlands' climate targets at risk as EU blocks sustainable aviation fuels ambitions
1 year, 7 months ago

Netherlands' climate targets at risk as EU blocks sustainable aviation fuels ambitions

NL Times  

The Dutch government can’t oblige the aviation sector to use 14 percent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030, the European Commission determined. The setback puts the Netherlands’ climate targets at risk, Stefan Grebe of CE Delft told the Volkskrant. In 2019, the Dutch government, therefore, agreed with the aviation sector that its fuel consumption would consist of at least 14 percent …

Dutch greenhouse gas emissions down 9% in 2022 achieving court ordered target
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch greenhouse gas emissions down 9% in 2022 achieving court ordered target

NL Times  

Last year, the Netherlands emitted 9 percent less greenhouse gasses than in 2021, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday. In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that the Netherlands’ greenhouse gas emissions must be at least 25 percent lower than in 1990 every year. According to the statistics office, citizens and businesses made “significant cutbacks” in their gas usage due to the …

Dutch government will miss climate targets even with new plans: Planning office
2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch government will miss climate targets even with new plans: Planning office

NL Times  

Even with its newly announced climate plans, the Dutch Cabinet will not achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030. The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has calculated that with its additional plans, emissions will be reduced by between 41 and 52 percent compared to 1990 levels. The planning office did not include measures where researchers …

Climate plans from large Dutch companies often insufficient, activists say
2 years, 5 months ago

Climate plans from large Dutch companies often insufficient, activists say

NL Times  

The climate plans of large companies based in the Netherlands are still “seriously deficient,” according to Milieudefensie. Milieudefensie is also starting a “legal preliminary investigation.” Milieudefensei director Donald Pols hopes new lawsuits won’t be necessary, but he stressed that his organization is not afraid to pursue them. Credit insurer Atradius is at the bottom of the financial institutions because the …

Netherlands failed to achieve court-ordered environmental targets last year
2 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands failed to achieve court-ordered environmental targets last year

NL Times  

The Netherlands failed to emit 25 percent less greenhouse gasses last year than in 1990. In 2019, the highest court ruled in a case brought by environmental group Urgenda that emissions must be a quarter lower than in 1990 every year from 2020. Greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture were also higher due to the relatively cold and less sunny first …

The Netherlands reaches climate target, but luck played a major role
2 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands reaches climate target, but luck played a major role

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has reached climate targets imposed by the courts in the Urgenda ruling, but the decline is more down to luck than policy, campaign groups say. In 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the Netherlands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25.5% in 2020 when compared with 1990 and this target has been reached, according to calculations by national statistics …

The Netherlands reaches climate target, but luck played a major role
2 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands reaches climate target, but luck played a major role

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has reached climate targets imposed by the courts in the Urgenda ruling, but the decline is more down to luck than policy, campaign groups say. In 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the Netherlands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25.5% in 2020 when compared with 1990 and this target has been reached, according to calculations by national statistics …

NL won't achieve climate goals even in most favorable scenario: Planning office
3 years, 1 month ago

NL won't achieve climate goals even in most favorable scenario: Planning office

NL Times  

The Netherlands is still not on track to achieve its climate goals for the coming years. On the eve of the climate summit in Glasgow, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency calculated that the current plans will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 38 and 48 percent by 2030 compared to 1990. The Climate Act states that emissions must be reduced …

Europe asks Netherlands to set more ambitious climate targets
3 years, 3 months ago

Europe asks Netherlands to set more ambitious climate targets

NL Times  

The European Fit for 55 climate package requires the Netherlands to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions more by 2030 than the Netherlands' current Climate Agreement will achieve, the Netherlands' Environmental Assessment Agency said on Friday. Parliament asked the PBL to analyze what the Fit for 55 package, the joint climate goals for the EU, means for the Netherlands, NU.nl reports. …

Dutch PM calls climate report "very worrying"
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch PM calls climate report "very worrying"

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the new IPCC report on the climate, which said that rising sea levels are unavoidable among other things, "very worrying". State Secretary Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius of Climate and Energy said that other countries need to set stricter climate targets, ANP reports. The report "makes it even more clear that we must significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions …

Most NL residents worry about climate change, few taking action
3 years, 6 months ago

Most NL residents worry about climate change, few taking action

NL Times  

The vast majority of Netherlands residents do not doubt that climate change is a man-made problem that will have major consequences for future generations. About 75 percent of Netherlands residents, aged 18 and older, are concerned about the consequences of climate change for future generations. Only 6 percent of the Dutch population do not believe or doubt that climate change …

Discover Related