Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
399px-Persfoto_Wilma_Mansveld_01
- Credit: State Secretary Wilma Mansveld (Picture: Wikimedia Commons/Rijksoverheid)
Nature
cities
Climate change
companies
Dutch Climate Coalition
Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment
Peru
UN climate summit
Wilma Mansveld
Friday, 5 December 2014 - 10:52
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Cities need a voice in climate debate: Sec. Mansveld

Not only countries, but also cities and companies should join in global climate negotiations. With that approach State Secretary Wilma Mansveld of Infrastructure and Environment is traveling to Peru next week, where the UN climate conference will be held. "If you make arrangements with 195 countries, you will not get there", said Mansveld. "You need non-state actors - cities, you need businesses, you need everyone to get where you want to go." Mansveld points to the Dutch Climate Coalition, in which cities and business participate to make agreements to improve the climate. A hundred companies have joined this coalition so far. She disagrees with the criticism that the participation of companies stand in the way of a good approach to the climate problem. "Companies are companies. Everyone has their own interests. My goal is to give these interests course: all in the same direction. Sufficient CO2 reduction and a good future." For her part, the State Secretary says companies may only join if they join the objectives. "I am confident that more and more companies - I see it in the Netherlands, but I also see it worldwide - will join. It is a course which can not be changed."

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Widespread staff shortages, absenteeism also affecting government services
  • Eight hurt on carnival attraction in Venray
  • Student housing shortage: Tens of thousands don't have rooms
  • Heat protocol to take effect in stages this week
  • Magnet fisher pulls more hand grenades, firearms from Amsterdam canal
  • Dutch man, 50, falls to death during Austria mountain hike

Top stories

  • Widespread staff shortages, absenteeism also affecting government services
  • Eight hurt on carnival attraction in Venray
  • Student housing shortage: Tens of thousands don't have rooms
  • Video: At least four injured in fire at migrant workers' home in Velp
  • Tropical heat to hit Netherlands by Wednesday; Heatwave likely
  • Schiphol chaos, travel fever caused unprecedented traffic on European roads: ANWB

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content