nitrogen emissions

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Traffic jammed south of Utrecht up on the A12 east of the A2 due to roadworks. 23 August 2024
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Council of State blocks Utrecht highway widening plans
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
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Dutch provinces call for nature protections ahead of nitrogen permit change
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Informateur Sybrand Buma presents the coalition agreement with President of the Tweede Kamer, Thom van Campen.
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D66, CDA coalition plan restores 30% expat tax break; More homes, conscription, climate deal
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
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New Dutch parliament poised to take stronger action on nitrogen reduction
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
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Dutch cabinet plans higher nitrogen limit in 2026, pending legal review
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Cows in a pasture in Broek in Waterland on a sunny day. 30 June 2022
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Study warns Netherlands is far from meeting nitrogen emissions targets in nature
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
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"Government inaction" has worsened housing and climate crises, says think tank
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Shopping street Beurstraverse in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Dutch economy to grow slowly in 2025 and 2026 due to household and government spending
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
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Nitrogen emissions crisis threatens one in five Dutch businesses
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Construction site
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Experts push plan to end Dutch housing deadlock, call for looser nitrogen limits
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
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Farmers and local authorities propose new plan to break nitrogen emissions deadlock
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Livestock farming: A close up of eating cows
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Environmental groups to press charges against farms operating without nitrogen permits
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Herd of cows
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Farm management, tech could slash nitrogen by 30%, but costly buyouts still needed
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Femke Wiersma
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Minister of Agriculture announces €2.2 billion investment to reduce nitrogen emissions
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Gasunie's nitrogen installation near the village of Zuidbroek in Groningen
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Gov’t under fire for plans to halve nitrogen emissions by 2035 instead of 2030
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PVV politician Ronald van Tiggelen seen in March 2023
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Noord-Holland PVV politician refuses to address hitting climate protester with his car
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
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European Commission approves compensation scheme to buyout farmers
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An inverted Dutch flag and a sign reading, "The nitrogen policy sucks, please get your things from the neighbors," in Broek in Waterland about opposition to the nitrogen policy. 30 June 2022
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Farmers in Brabant must adapt their stables to nitrogen emission regulations
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Rotterdam The Hague Airport
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Schiphol Group buys nitrogen environment rights for Rotterdam The Hague Airport
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Elk and deer in the Oostvaardersplassens nature reserve in Flevoland. July 2020
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Netherlands backtracks, will vote against EU Nature Restoration Law
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A European peacock butterfly spotted in the Netherlands in 2017
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"Very clear trend" showing "constant decline in butterflies" continued in 2023
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Pigs at a meat plant
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More farmers willing to be bought out under new nitrogen scheme than expected
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Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaking with reporters on 14 July 2023
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Rutte: Caretaker Cabinet will still work on sensitive issues; Election date confirmed
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Piet Adema
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Misunderstanding caused collapse of Cabinet's agriculture deal, minister says