Discussies over de duurzaamheid van houtige biomassa die in Nederland al enige tijd worden gevoerd, steken ook steeds vaker elders in Europa de kop op. Zeker als het gaat om het opwekken van energie. Met de toenemende aandacht voor groene chemie zullen echter ook de...
Biomassa is en blijft noodzakelijk voor de verduurzaming van onze economie en het realiseren van de klimaatopgave. Circa 3,9 miljoen ton in 2020 (20% van het totaal) wordt gebruikt voor energiedoeleinden. Het gebruik is met bijna 1,3 miljoen ton (48 %) toegenomen ten opzichte van...
ArcelorMittal Gent is starting a pilot project to use biocoal in its steel production process as a high-quality partial replacement of fossil coal. The biocoal is responsibly sourced from the Dutch company Perpetual Next, which produces the biocoal using its patented high-temperature torrefaction technology. The collaboration...
The European Commission wants to create transparency with a 'taxonomy' about what a green investment is and what is not. Eu taxonomy is currently the buzzword in the financial sector when it comes to sustainable financing and investing. But the original good idea does not...
The port of Rotterdam wants to import green hydrogen from South Australia. The port authority and the Australian state signed an agreement in principle in which they agreed to explore the feasibility of the cooperation. Despite the transport costs, the hydrogen could be competitive with...
Although many companies have ambitious climate goals, there is still a long way to go before these goals are actually met. It is therefore time for action, notes the Group Climate Action 100+ (CA100), which consists of a lot of pension funds and investors. CA100...
In the wonderful world of the ocean, whales and other marine life can play a key role in the race to slow global warming, scientists claim in a study. "A whale stores as much CO2 as three thousand trees," the KNMI writes. The whale is...
Neptune Energy is the largest gas production company in the Netherlands, and extracts 8.5 million cubic meters of natural gas from the North Sea every day. The gas producer's mission is to supply energy with the smallest possible CO2 footprint, and therefore uses hydrogen and...
The VVD wins the most votes in the preliminary results of the Dutch parliamentary elections and D66 also makes a big unexpected leap. The left-wing parties are lagging behind. What does this election result mean for sustainable developments? CSR Netherlands will talk to experts about...
Research from the American University of California shows that food residues and puddles and poo from animals and humans can be used as jet fuel. By refining the remains, a fuel is created that airlines can mix with kerosene. It would save huge amounts of...