Netherlands government pledges to cut road transport emissions 

The Dutch government is taking measures to reduce nitrogen emissions from road transport which include introducing fiscal incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles.
By Ben Spencer January 28, 2020 Read time: 1 min
Carola Schouten, Dutch minister of agriculture, nature and food quality (Photograph: Martijn Beekman/Central Government, Rijksoverheid.nl)

The government says the move will support plans in which all cars will need to be zero-emission by 2030. 

As part of the measures, parties within the National Climate Agreement are exploring ways of speeding up measures for sustainable transport. 

The move follows a letter sent from the minister of agriculture, nature and food quality, Carola Schouten, to the Dutch House of Representatives in response to the first report of the Advisory Committee on Nitrogen.

Schouten wrote: “We are confronted with a nitrogen problem that puts our air quality and our natural environment at risk and threatens to slow progress and prevent new projects.”

“There are no quick fixes, but it is clear that nitrogen emissions need to be reduced,” Schouten continued. “The government accepts the responsibility for taking the right measures.” 

Steps are already being taken to introduce zero emissions in Amsterdam. Last month, the city’s authorities set out plans to convert most municipality vehicles to zero-emission by 2025. 

 

Air Quality & Weather Systems

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Authorities switch on to all electric buses as costs tumble
    January 9, 2018
    Alan Dron looks at changes in bus propulsion as cities look to improve air quality and seek to reduce maintenance costs. Despite the ending of various incentives to adopt alternative fuels, the introduction of electric buses by US transit authorities is picking up speed as performance improves, costs drop and air quality considerations become increasingly significant. More US bus manufacturers are introducing zero-emission models and some recent contracts will see many more passengers getting their first
    Read More
  • Include ITS in policy decisions from the start, not as an afterthought
    February 1, 2012
    DG TREN's Fotis Karamitsos, on why the European Commission's new ITS Action Plan is looking to the past for future direction. The European Commission's (EC's) new Action Plan for the Deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in Europe, which was announced as 2008 drew to a close, intends that transport and travel become 'cleaner; more efficient, including energy efficient; and safer and more secure'. At first sight, that wording might be interpreted as marking a significant policy shift within Europe, wit
    Read More
  • IBTTA explains INVEST in America Act 2021
    June 23, 2021
    Mark Muriello, IBTTA director of policy & government affairs, outlines some of the key tolling points of the US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s INVEST in America Act 2021
    Read More
  • Phoenix rises to the Smart City challenge
    December 10, 2015
    Andrew Bardin Williams looks at the City of Phoenix where voters backed a $30bn plan to revamp its transportation network to cultivate a more connected community. According to a Land Use Institute study, half of all Americans and even more millennials (63%) would like to live in a place where they do not need to use a car very often. The City of Phoenix is putting in place plans to revamp its urban development and transportation policies to meet these changing quality of life perceptions.
    Read More

Highlighted Content