News - Environment, climate and energy
28 news items on Environment, climate and energy
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Parliament has incomplete picture of climate expenditure
Inconsistent amounts and definitions How much money does the government spend on climate policy? The ministers concerned do not ...
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Hidden costs of the National Energy Retrofit Fund
The National Energy Retrofit Fund (ERF) is a scheme to make homes sustainable. By the end of 2021, the fund (initially called the ...
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No large-scale logging, but also no national insight into results of forest management
Uncertain whether forest management will achieve intended results The image that has emerged in recent years that ...
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Natural gas revenue figures and scenarios updated
The Netherlands Court of Audit sent an updated calculation of natural gas revenue scenarios 1966-2021 to the House of ...
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More grants, fewer black-tailed godwits
20 years’ policy to protect meadow birds The policy to protect meadow birds such as the black-tailed godwit is not working. In ...
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Combatting environmental crime is fumbling in the dark
A small group of the 500 or so companies that work with large volumes of hazardous substances repeatedly violate environmental ...
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Alternatives to the involvement of state owned enterprises in energy transition inadequately studied
The Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has not adequately explained why he is charging the state owned enterprises ...
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Drinking water aquifers inadequately protected against geothermal risks
The government inadequately protects drinking water aquifers against the risks of drilling for geothermal energy. In the ...
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Data errors hamper enforcement of environmental rules
Typing errors, records entered under different names and inconsistent address details are hampering the enforcement of ...
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Tax incentives for electric vehicles remain an expensive instrument
Tax incentives for electric vehicles remain a relatively expensive instrument to cut CO2 emissions despite the measures taken in ...