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 high prices caused by Russia invading Ukraine. Urgenda director Marjan Minnesma told ANP that she is, of course, happy that emissions have fallen further because climate change poses “great dangers to life on earth.” But the Netherlands is still deep in the danger zone, Minnesma added. A quarter fewer emissions than in 1990 is “the absolute lower limit” for global warming to be limited to less than 2 degrees.

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"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 …

Dutch industry and households cut gas consumption again
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch industry and households cut gas consumption again

Dutch News  

Dutch households and industry used 10% less gas in the first half of 2023 when compared with last year, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. In particular, the chemicals industry reduced its use of gas by 18%, while households used 13% less gas for heating and cooking, due in part to the mild winter, the CBS said. …

Dutch industry and households cut gas consumption again
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch industry and households cut gas consumption again

Dutch News  

Dutch households and industry used 10% less gas in the first half of 2023 when compared with last year, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. In particular, the chemicals industry reduced its use of gas by 18%, while households used 13% less gas for heating and cooking, due in part to the mild winter, the CBS said. …

High gas prices drop Dutch consumption to lowest point in 50 years
1 year, 10 months ago

High gas prices drop Dutch consumption to lowest point in 50 years

NL Times  

Dutch gas consumption fell to the lowest level in 50 years last year. Compared to 2021, before the sharp rise in gas prices, consumption was about a quarter lower last year. Last year, Dutch gas consumption amounted to 31 billion cubic meters, the lowest level since 1972. Last year, CBS reported that in the first half of 2022, gas consumption …

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 …

Dutch Farm Protests: Govt Plans To Cut Down On Emissions Faces Fierce Backlash
2 years, 5 months ago

Dutch Farm Protests: Govt Plans To Cut Down On Emissions Faces Fierce Backlash

News 18  

Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Unveiling a map detailing nitrogen reduction targets last month, the Dutch government called it an “unavoidable transition.” It said the coming year would finally bring clarity for Dutch farmers, “whether and how they can continue with their business. We anyhow have to wait for decades for nature to improve seriously.” Farmers have …

EXPLAINER: Why are Dutch farmers protesting over emissions?
2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why are Dutch farmers protesting over emissions?

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Farmers protested around the Netherlands as lawmakers voted Tuesday on proposals to slash emissions of damaging pollutants, a plan that will likely force farmers to cut their livestock herds or stop work altogether. The government says emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, which livestock produce, must be drastically reduced close to nature areas that are part …

Netherlands emitted slightly more CO2 last year, breaking declining trend
2 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands emitted slightly more CO2 last year, breaking declining trend

NL Times  

The Netherlands emitted 0.03 percent more CO2 last year, putting an end to the declining trend that started in 2015. The increase is partly due to coal-fired power stations in the country emitting 69 percent more CO2 last year than the year before, NOS reports based on figures from the Dutch Emissions Authority. The main culprit behind the increased emissions …

Greenhouse target missed in 2021 as emissions rise 2.1%: CBS
2 years, 9 months ago

Greenhouse target missed in 2021 as emissions rise 2.1%: CBS

Dutch News  

Dutch greenhouse emissions rose 2.1% last year, after an 8.8% decline in 2020, national statistics office CBS said on Wednesday. The 2020 figures were just in line with the Urgenda limit at 25.5%, the CBS said last month. The CBS said on Wednesday that emissions rose last year because of an increase in the use of gas, following the colder …

Greenhouse target missed in 2021 as emissions rise 2.1%: CBS
2 years, 9 months ago

Greenhouse target missed in 2021 as emissions rise 2.1%: CBS

Dutch News  

Dutch greenhouse emissions rose 2.1% last year, after an 8.8% decline in 2020, national statistics office CBS said on Wednesday. The 2020 figures were just in line with the Urgenda limit at 25.5%, the CBS said last month. The CBS said on Wednesday that emissions rose last year because of an increase in the use of gas, following the colder …

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 …

Court-ordered climate goal reached; Coincidence due to pandemic, activists say
2 years, 10 months ago

Court-ordered climate goal reached; Coincidence due to pandemic, activists say

NL Times  

The climate target imposed by the court on the Dutch government was achieved. Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were 25.5 percent lower than in 1990, according to final figures published by Statistics Netherlands and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. By 2020, emissions of CO2 and other gases that contributed to global warming had to be reduced …

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 …

Dutch court orders oil giant Shell to cut carbon emissions 45% by 2030 in landmark climate case
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch court orders oil giant Shell to cut carbon emissions 45% by 2030 in landmark climate case

Firstpost  

The case is the latest in a string of legal challenges filed by climate activists seeking action to rein in emissions, but it is believed to be the first targeting a multinational company The Hague: A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45 percent by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in …

Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%
3 years, 6 months ago

Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activism groups, which hailed the decision as a victory for the planet. The Hague court did not say how Royal Dutch Shell should achieve the ordered …

The Netherlands joins movement to end use of fossil fuel cars by 2030
3 years, 9 months ago

The Netherlands joins movement to end use of fossil fuel cars by 2030

NL Times  

Together with eight other EU countries, the Netherlands asked the European Commission to increase measures to get fossil fuel cars off Europe's roads and so contribute to the reduction of CO2-emissions. “If the goal of CO2 neutrality by 2050 is to be attained, the production of vehicles with combustion engines needs to be stopped by 2030 when you take into …

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