Greenpeace and the Dutch state will face each other in court on Tuesday afternoon with the campaign group arguing the Netherlands is not doing enough to protect the natural environment from the impact of excessive nitrogen. The case is a “last chance to save the most vulnerable habitats because if nitrogen emissions don’t go down, we risk losing unique plants …
The Cabinet is going to adopt many of the recommendations about how to tackle nitrogen emissions which were put forward by Johan Remkes, the former interior minister who led talks between the current Cabinet and representatives of the farming and agriculture sectors. Agriculture Minister Piet Adema and Nitrogen Minister Christianne van der Wal announced the update on Friday. "The one-year …
The government’s goal to halve nitrogen emissions between now and 2030 is not up for discussion. He said the conversation started “a bit difficult, but it cleared up very quickly.” Remkes said that he intends to “start saying sensible things” in the second half of September. The Cabinet also did not ask Agractie to apologize, Kemp said “We always said …
