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1. The Netherlands to invest €2.5 billion to strengthen business climate for chip industry in Brainport Eindhoven

   Found in objects from telephones to solar panels and medical equipment, microchips play a crucial role in everyday life. Dutch ...

   News item | 28-03-2024 | 15:59

2. Offshore wind: The Netherlands well on schedule, tender round to double capacity will start early 2024

   Today, the CrossWind consortium completed construction of the Hollandse Kust (noord) wind farm. The Netherlands has now reached a ...

   News item | 20-12-2023 | 07:00

3. Group of European countries aim to decarbonize their electricity system by 2035

   Today, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, The Netherlands and Switzerland announce a joint ambition to decarbonize ...

   News item | 18-12-2023 | 19:45

4. COP28: Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Finland, the federal government of Belgium and Austria propose framework to prevent greenwashing and restore integrity in voluntary carbon markets

   Effective and trustworthy voluntary carbon markets can play a role in supporting faster and more ambitious climate action. They ...

   News item | 10-12-2023 | 12:15

5. COP28: Netherlands launches international coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

   During the UN Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28), the Netherlands launched an international coalition to phase out fossil fuel ...

   News item | 09-12-2023 | 12:25

6. North Seas conference in The Hague: from national goals to concrete joint action for offshore wind energy

   Today, the North Seas countries make a leap forward in the Hague to progress the offshore wind energy agenda. A shared Action ...

   News item | 20-11-2023 | 13:31

7. Seven countries jointly conduct large-scale electricity crisis exercise

   On 24 – 26 October, representatives from Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland took part ...

   News item | 30-10-2023 | 12:15

8. The Netherlands provides equipment and parts to Ukraine to help repair its energy infrastructure

   This winter the Netherlands is supporting Ukraine by providing a shipment of materials so the country can repair crucial energy ...

   News item | 08-12-2022 | 18:02

9. Ed Nijpels appointed as climate table quartermaster Bonaire

   Climate change has global effects, but certainly in the Caribbean Netherlands the impact of climate change is large and directly ...

   News item | 23-11-2022 | 14:02

10. Package of measures to cushion the impact of rising energy prices and inflation

    The government is introducing measures to cushion the impact of rising energy prices and persistent inflation on low- and ...

    News item | 21-03-2022 | 19:38