This issue contains 4 sections.
News - Environment
State Secretary Mansveld tackles microplastics in cosmetics and personal care products
There should be a European-wide ban on microplastics in cosmetics products and products like bath foam and toothpaste. This is ...
Mansveld: the Netherlands is preparing for driving on hydrogen fuel cells
The number of hydrogen filling stations will be increased over the next two years in order to allow the Dutch population to become ...
Kyoto Protocol extended
Wilma Mansveld, State Secretary of Infrastructure & the Environment, is satisfied about the outcome of the climate summit in ...
The Netherlands contributes 200 million euros to climate policy
In 2013, the Netherlands will contribute a total of 200 million euros to international climate funding. State Secretary Mansveld ...
Brazil and the Netherlands make agreements on sustainable biofuels
In the coming two years, Brazil and the Netherlands will intensify their collaboration on the development of biofuels that meet ...
Dutch support for world’s crop gene banks
The Netherlands has contributed 2.5 million USD to the Global Crop Diversity Trust, which is responsible for safeguarding unique ...
Knapen speaks to NGOs about deforestation in Kalimantan
Ben Knapen, the Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation, has addressed representatives of Indonesian NGOs ...
11 November – Sustainability Day 2010
This Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be marking Sustainability Day 2010. Sustainable operational management is a ...
Electrically powered vehicles are booming
The Dutch approach to electric cars works. Good co-operation between private and public parties has resulted in major first steps ...
Dutch business community goes electric in Shanghai
Today, Dutch Transport Minister Eurlings and Peter Bakker, CEO of TNT, revealed the first fully electrically powered car for the ...
