On Wednesday 15 December, the new coalition agreement was presented. One of the pledges made by the new four-party coalition of D66, VVD, CDA and ChristenUnie is to fight climate change. A budget of 35 billion euros will be made...
In the Dutch Energy Agreement (Energieakkoord) from 2013, a target was agreed of 6,000 MW of onshore wind energy by 2020. The target was only met by 70% as became clear of the 2020 edition of the Monitor Wind op...
For the general standards for noise, cast shadow and safety that apply in the Netherlands for the construction and use of wind turbines, an environmental assessment must be made on the basis of European law. The Dutch government will now...
The Netherlands’ current efforts are insufficient to reach its climate objectives. Climate investment is lacking behind. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) calls for climate investment to be scaled up. While the lion’s share of that investment will need to be made...
Several records were broken in the production of wind and solar energy in the Netherlands in March 2021. On 13 March, solar and wind even supplied almost 50 % of the Dutch electricity demand. This is evident from the monthly...
