What does the Paris Agreement mean for climate policy in the Netherlands

The study evaluates the Netherlands' progress toward the Paris Agreement's goals across the power, transport, buildings, industry, and agriculture sectors, concluding that while the country leads in electric vehicle sales, it lags in renewable energy supply and requires substantially strengthened climate policy to meet its obligations as a developed nation.

• The Netherlands requires a substantial increase in ambition across all sectors to align with the Paris Agreement, particularly as a developed country that should serve as a global frontrunner.
• Sectoral performance is uneven: the Netherlands is a global leader in electric vehicle sales within the transport sector, but its energy supply sector is lagging behind European and global peers due to an extremely low share of renewables.
• The analysis specifically addresses the requirements for the Dutch agriculture, industry, buildings, transport, and power sectors, concluding that current climate policy must be significantly strengthened.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2016). What does the Paris Agreement mean for climate policy in the Netherlands. https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/what-does-the-paris-agreement-mean-for-climate-policy-in-the-netherlands

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. What does the Paris Agreement mean for climate policy in the Netherlands. 2016. https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/what-does-the-paris-agreement-mean-for-climate-policy-in-the-netherlands.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2016what, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{What does the Paris Agreement mean for climate policy in the Netherlands}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/what-does-the-paris-agreement-mean-for-climate-policy-in-the-netherlands}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }