Netherlands

National Climate Agreement

Executive

Adaptation Framework

Passed in 2019

This document sets the government's strategy in achieving a 49% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. It comes as a response to the Urgenda case and in parallel to the Climate Act. It details agreements made with the following sectors: electricity, industry, built environment, traffic and transport, and agriculture. The Agreement also introduces a carbon tax, applicable to industry and levied against emissions that exceed the EU ETS Benchmarks (after the deduction of a predefined reduction path). The tax applies to all installation in the EU ETS, as well as waste incinerators and large emitters of non-CO2 GhGs, such as N2). The CO2 tax levy will start at €30/t CO2 in 2021 and will increase each year by €10.56, up to a rate of €125/t CO2 in 2030.

The annual additional costs associated with the Climate Agreement are estimated to be less than 0.5% of GDP in 2030.

Documents

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Climate targets in this law

15 targets

49 TWh of wind power to be built in North Sea.

Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2019
Three to four GW of electrolysis capacity for hydrogen

Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2020
Zero emission from transport

Transportation | Fixed level target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2019
Reduction of emissions of 3.4 mt of CO2

Buildings | Intensity target and trajectory target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2019
1.5 m homes to transition from natural gas to sustainable heat

Buildings | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2019
Reduction of 3.5 mt of co2 emitted

Agriculture | Intensity target and trajectory target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2019
49% GHG emissions reductions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels

Economy-wide | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 1990
reduce emissions from built environment by 3.4 Mton by 2030 compared to reference scenario

Buildings | Target year: 2030 | Base year: reference scenario
100% emissions free sales of passenger cars by 2030

Transport | Target year: 2030
30% CO2 emission reduction by hinterland and continental transport by 2030

Transport | Target year: 2030
reduce business trips per car by 8 billion kilometers by 2030

Transport | Target year: 2030
reducy industry emissions by 14.3 Mton CO2 by 2030 compared to 1990 levels

Industry | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 1990
reduce GHG emissions from agriculture and land use industry by additional 3.5 Mton compared to BAU

Agriculture | Target year: 2030 | Base year: BAU
reduce CO2 emissions from electricity sector by 20.2 Mton by 2030

Energy | Target year: 2030
increase renewable energy production to 84 TWh by 2030

Energy | Target year: 2030