On 1 April 2020 the Dutch minister for Environment and Housing (Minister voor Milieu en Wonen) announced that implementation of the Environment and Planning Act is postponed. Implementation of the
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The Dutch Supreme Court Obliges the Dutch Government to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Posted in carbon emissions, Court Cases, Energy, Environment, Greenhouse Gas, Litigation, Netherlands
On 20 December 2019 the Dutch Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the case of Urgenda against the Dutch State. In 2013, the NGO Urgenda started a civil law procedure against the Dutch State for “knowingly exposing its own citizens to danger” by not taking sufficient measures to prevent climate change and therefore not preventing the foreseeable harm caused by climate change. The Dutch government acknowledged the potentially harmful consequences of climate change, but argued it could not be ordered to act via a court procedure.
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Energy Label C Obligation for All Office Buildings in the Netherlands in 2023 (With Few Exceptions)
By Jacomijn Christ & Monisha Sardjoe on
Introduction
Beginning January 2023, energy labels of the major part of office buildings in the Netherlands will have to be at least in category C, because of an amendment to…
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The Hague District Court Dismisses Clean Air Case
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On the 27th of December 2017, two Dutch NGOs and 57 individual plaintiffs lost a court case against the Dutch State in which they, in a nutshell, demanded measures to…
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Legislative Proposal for New Dutch Asbestos Regulations
By Jacomijn Christ & Marijn Bodelier on
On Feb. 3, 2017, the Dutch government sent a legislative proposal to amend the Dutch Environmental Management Act (Wet milieubeheer) regarding asbestos to the Dutch House of Representatives.
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Upcoming Deadlines for Biocides in the EU
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In the European Union the manufacturing, import, sale, and use of chemical substances are highly regulated. Biocidal products are regulated under (EU) No. 528/2012 (EU Biocides Regulation). The…
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