Vandaag presenteren de vier coalitiepartijen hun regeerakkoord. De kern van het regeerakkoord is: perspectief bieden door het aanpakken van de grote vraagstukken van dit decennium. Zoals de toekomst van de landbouw, de problemen op de woningmarkt en de ondermijning van de democratische rechtsstaat. En natuurlijk...
Nearly 60 percent of companies in Europe feel more or less exposed to the effects of climate change. The good news is that more and more companies are taking climate action. Dutch companies are leading the way, according to research by the European Investment Bank...
The rate at which the climate is changing is unprecedented in at least two thousand years and possibly much longer. In addition, some aspects of climate change risk becoming irreversible for a period of centuries or even thousands of years, such as rising sea levels....
By 2035, 100 percent of electricity could be renewable, scientists say. But then the government has to make rules that companies must adhere to. CO2-free energy must become the norm as soon as possible. That is what the Climate Crisis Policy Team (KBT) writes in an...
Emissions from the global mobility sector will increase by 16 percent by 2050, even if governments and companies implement the current CO2 reduction plans. The International Transport Forum (ITF) will announce this today. However, with the right policy, co2 emissions from transport can be reduced...
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...
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...
An estimated 23,000 to 28,000 additional workers are needed to meet climate targets. At the same time, the number of people with technical qualifications is falling at a similar rate. This is evident from research by Ecorys commissioned by the Dutch Sustainable Energy Association (NVDE)....
On 17 February 2021, Follow the Money delivered a solid piece on the lobby of oil companies for CO2 storage, disguised as enthusiasm for hydrogen. That was, of course, oil on the fire of the already blazing resistance to CCS. Follow the Money's piece was sent to...