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Heathland in the National Park Hoge Veluwe.
TechNature
NL again not doing enough to protect nature; Achieving nitrogen target "highly unlikely"
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A woman works on her bills, stressed about her finances.
PoliticsBusiness
Low-income households hit hardest by Cabinet’s plans, Dutch economic bureau warns
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Heathland in the National Park Hoge Veluwe.
PoliticsTechNature
New Dutch government facing massive nature conservation task after recent years' neglect
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
"Government inaction" has worsened housing and climate crises, says think tank
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Greenhouse gas emissions
Business
Greenhouse gas emissions fall over three percent in the second quarter
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Business
Half of migrant workers in rural Netherlands still in the country six years later
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Wind turbines seen through the smoke and chimneys of oil refinery Pernis in Rotterdam
Politics
Climate goals for 2030 still far out of reach: study
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
HealthBusinessTechNature
Polluted air causes €18 billion health damage per year; Agriculture the biggest problem
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Tiny houses in the Netherlands
Business
More flexible homes, but most Dutch want more space: PBL
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Wind turbines seen through the smoke and chimneys of oil refinery Pernis in Rotterdam
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
MP's, cities, sectors criticize gov't policy putting climate goals further out of reach
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Birds resting on floating array of solar panels in artificial lake Sekdoornse Plas, with power lines and forest in the background. Zwolle, 19 July 2020
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Dutch gov’t pleads for measures to fix energy grid, but climate targets drifting away
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Sing board at Amsterdam Muiderpoort station showing canceled train to Leiden after a derailment in Voorschoten, 4 April 2023
Business
Public transport deteriorating; Work, facilities less accessible by train, bus: PBL
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Homes in The Hague
Business
Adding an 'extra street' to every village will result in 95,000 homes
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Dutch government too focused on short term, planning offices warn
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Heating system
PoliticsTechNature
Who's going to pay for it? Costs are NL residents' main energy transition concern
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Irrigation
Politics
New coalition focused on here-and-now, not on future or rest of the world: PBL
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A hot summer's day in Amsterdam, 11 August 2022
PoliticsTechNature
Rapid climate change: Netherlands needs to prepare for heat, drought & flooding
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Wind turbines seen through the smoke and chimneys of oil refinery Pernis in Rotterdam
TechNature
Netherlands can technically achieve climate-neutral goal by 2050: PBL
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Wind turbines seen through the smoke and chimneys of oil refinery Pernis in Rotterdam
PoliticsTechNature
EU climate law's 90% emissions cut by 2040 the minimum Netherlands should achieve: PBL
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Job hunting
PoliticsBusiness
Employment increased almost everywhere in the Netherlands, study shows
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Ballot box in front of a Dutch flag
Politics
GroenLinks-PvdA plans will halve poverty; VVD scores badly in reducing unemployment
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Greenhouse gas emissions
PoliticsTechNature
"Unrealistic" that Netherlands will achieve climate goals: Council of State
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North Sea wind farm
Politics
Dutch government rarely puts in effort to achieve its own sustainability goals: PBL
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Dalfsen
Health
Happiest people in Netherlands live in Dalfsen