Climate Policy MonitorClimate Policy Monitor

Netherlands

2024

Domain Assessment

The Monitor assesses how ambitious, comprehensive, and stringent net zero regulations and policies are across different jurisdictions and domains, considering up to 265 data points for each policy tool.

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Climate-related disclosureCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilled
Transition planningCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilled
Public procurementCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilled
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  • - Criteria fulfilled
  • - Criteria not fulfilled

Policy Tool Assessment

3 policy tools

Our law firm network identifies and analyses policy tools relevant to each domain to allow the Monitor to assess their ambition, stringency, and comprehensiveness.

Policy Tool NameDomainYear in forceNet zero alignedDomain ambition 1Domain ambition 2MandatoryEnforceableData transparency & verificationVariety of targeted entities / activitiesScope 3/non-carbon GHGsOffsets
Dutch Climate Law ('Klimaatwet')TP2023YesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
The Environmental Protection Act (Wet Milieubeheer)D2004NoNoNoYesYesYesNoYesNo
The Hague District Court, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2021:5337 (Milieudefensie vs. Shell)TP2021NoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
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  • D Disclosure
  • TP Transition Planning
  • PP Public Procurement
  • Ambitious
  • Stringent
  • Comprehensive
  • Criteria not fulfilled

Legal Expert Network

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Domains covered:

  • Disclosure
  • Transition Planning
  • Public Procurement

Authors

  • Davine Roessingh (Lead)
  • Hylke ten Bruggencate
  • Lisa Langendijk
  • Youri Pluis
  • Astrid Meijerink