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Sustainability Monitor of the Netherlands 2014
Sustainability Monitor of the Netherlands 2014
Start of public debate on SDGs
In September 2015, 193 government leaders reached an agreement on the 2030 sustainable development agenda
Implicit tax rate for energy
The implicit tax rate for energy in the Netherlands has increased almost continuously since the year 2000.
Regulating services
These are the benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes, including air quality regulation, climate regulation, water regulation, erosion regulation, water purification and waste...
Sharper decline in business confidence
At the beginning of Q4 2019, business confidence - the sentiment indicator of the Dutch private sector – was at a lower level compared to the previous quarter. Nevertheless, entrepreneurs are still...
Greenhouse gas emissions 3 percent down in 2019
In 2019, greenhouse gas emissions declined by 3 percent (5.7 megatonnes) to 182.5 megatonnes of CO2 equivalents year-on-year.
CO2 emissions slightly higher as production grows
The CO2 emissions by the Dutch economy were up by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2014 on the same quarter of 2013. When corrected for differences in the weather CO2 emissions were 1.0 percent...
Further reduction greenhouse gas emissions
In 2007, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were reduced for the third consecutive year. The total emission volume amounted to 205 billion kg of CO2 equivalents, i.e. 4 percent below the...
Dutch government policy from the perspective of the SDGs
In May 2016 the Dutch Cabinet presented its approach to implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Netherlands.
SDG 9.2 Sustainable business
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure: sustainable business. SDG 9.2 aims to strengthen businesses and make them more sustainable, and to...
Less CO2 emitted in Q3 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, CO 2 emissions were 4.5 percent down year-on-year.
Dutch export of business services at €42 billion
The export of services in 2016.
Share of renewable energy up to 4 percent
Renewable energy accounted for approximately 4 percent of total domestic energy consumption in the Netherlands last year versus 3.4 percent in 2008.
Mild weather leads to lower CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions by the Dutch economy were 0.9 percent lower in the second quarter of 2014 than in the same quarter of 2013. Adjusted for the differences in the weather, CO2 emissions increased by...
Lower CO2 emissions in Q4 2017
In Q4 2017, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were 2.2 percent down year-on-year.
Explosive growth in use of CBS open data
More than 3.2 million CBS open data retrievals in the second quarter of 2018 alone
CO2 emissions reduced again
In the second quarter of 2016, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were 0.3 percent lower.
International measurement of welfare in a broad sense
The teaching post is likely to play a key role in internationalisation of the Dutch model
Inflation rate in 2004 lowest since 1989
According to the latest consumer price index (CPI), the average inflation rate in the Netherlands in 2004 was 1.2 percent, a record low since 1989. The low rate is mainly caused by falling prices for...