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More road haulage for fifth year in a row

In 2019, Dutch lorries carried a total weight of 689 million tonnes in goods. This is 1.3 percent more than in 2018. Transport by Dutch road hauliers has shown an upward trend since 2015.

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Area for the extraction of minerals

Area used for extracting minerals from the soil.

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Tax on groundwater

A tax for extracting groundwater from the soil by companies mentioned in the law. The basis for the tax payable is how much groundwater, measured in cubic metres, was extracted by the company.

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Environmental goods and services sector; activities, 1995-2010

Environmental activities and economic indicators per environmental domain such as protection of water, air and management of natural resources.

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Environmental goods and services sector; activities, 1995 - 2011

Environmental activities and economic indicators per environmental domain such as protection of water, air and management of natural resources.

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NEV 2015: Energy in the Netherlands at a tipping point

NEV 2015: Energy supplies in the Netherlands have reached a tipping point.

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Nitrogen in surface water

The total quantity of nitrogen compounds in surface water declined by 45 percent between 1990 and 2021, from 158 million kilograms of nitrogen (N) to 87 million kilograms.

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Agricultural region

Group of municipalities with similar soil conditions, and nature and organisation of agricultural enterprises.

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Importance of environmental sector increasing

In 2016, the Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 15.8 billion euros, contributing 2.2 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The share of the environmental sector in...

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Emissions to air, origin and destination; national accounts 1990-2013

Environmental Accounts, origin and destination emissions to air origin and destination emissions to air

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Environmental Goods and Services Sector; NACE 1995-2010

Environmental sector to economic industry and per environmental domain such as protection of water, air and management of natural resources.

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Environmental protection expenditure

Total environmental expenditure as a percentage of GDP has increased slightly since 2000, indicating that relatively more financial resources have been committed to protection of the environment.

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Environm. goods and services sector; activities, ec. indicators, 2001-2012

Environmental activities and economic indicators per environmental domain such as protection of water, air and management of natural resources.

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Environment costs of enterprises > 20 employees; key figures, 1985-2012

Investments and net annual costs of environmental measures Mining and quarrying, Manufacturing and Public utilities

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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...

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Fall in environmental costs for companies comes to a halt

Dutch companies have invested substantially in improving air, water and soil quality in recent years. As a result of environmental subsidies, environment-related costs paid by companies have not...

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Sludge area

Storage area for separating water and waste or for storing (polluted) sludge from the harbour.

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Energy consumption hardly changed in 2017

In 2017, total energy consumption in the Netherlands stood at 3,150 petajoules (PJ), more or less equal to consumption in 2016.

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SDG 15 Life on land

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...

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SDG 15 Life on land

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...

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Greenhouse gas emissions slightly up in 2016

In 2016, greenhouse gas emissions were 1 percent up on 2015.

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Environmental sector of the Netherlands

What is the impact of the environmental sector on the economy?

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Production process more environmentally efficient, but no green growth

Economic growth is often realised to the detriment of the environment.

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