It was in last Friday’s news of the world for the third year in a row, it was Urgenda is in the right in the klimaatzaak. The Netherlands Is the emission of greenhouse gases more quickly to lower in order to protect civilians from the effects of climate change. NU.nl he talked with Urgenda director Marjan Minnesma of the case, and the follow-up. We can make the goal with only one year left on the clock to still get it?
at The moment, it upheld a judgment holding that the releases at the end of next year, at least 25 per cent lower than in 1990. To the right, which has a hard-limit set: to reduce global warming to below 2 degrees, the emissions from wealthy industrialized countries of 25 to 40 per cent lower. Above the threshold limit of 25 per cent, the government’s policy direction, in case of a smaller decrease in the policy are in conflict with the duty to protect citizens.
The court is weighing this and that, climate change in the long term, a serious threat to humans and the ecosystems in which people have come to depend on this”.
that is a danger to them, it is internationally agreed that the global warming below 2 degrees celsius and to keep it. In 2015, it is actually strengthened to 1.5 degrees celsius. To be in the year 2050, at a net 0, then the global emissions of greenhouse gases over the next ten years will be almost cut in half. With the current share price, we come to a global warming of 3-5 degrees celsius.
“Look at Australia and you will start to worry.”
Marian Minnema, Urgenda director < / p> “Climate change is this century a major negative impact. The Netherlands also agreed that we have dangerous consequences, to prevent the earth’s temperature does not go beyond 2 degree celsius rise,” says Minnesma as to the origin of the klimaatzaak, who in 2013 was presented. Later, this target was adjusted for a global warming of no more than 1.5 degrees celsius.
“But most of the time, the Netherlands did not have enough of them. Given that the impact is very large, we asked the court to order the State to comply with its own standards, it Is a “duty of care” for its citizens, and which does not comply with our wishes.”
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Although it is the first ruling in the case by June 2015, the dates, is it still a lot of work to be reductiedoel next year to pick it up. In the Netherlands the CO2-emission is almost the same as that of the 1990’s. And it’s on the ‘other greenhouse gases’ (methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases) due to the emission of the greenhouse gas emissions are now 15 per cent lower than in 1990. We have the aim would be to get it?
“There’s a lot of wasted time. After the first statement ” what it says: error by the district court. And the State didn’t do anything. After that we appealed to a higher court, in October, 2018, won, things began to-day, and were to live, what immediate action was taken. As of the closing of the coal fired power plant in Amsterdam last week. For example, in the first half of 2019 and that there are no net emission reductions are achieved,” says Minnesma.
“well, I would say, if you look at Australia and you will start to worry. There seems to be a lot of it is the idea that we have thirty years of time will have to take it slow to solve the problem. That picture can’t be right.”
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AvatarAuteururgendaMoment of plaatsen10:07 am – december 20, 2019 < / p> Although there is still a gap to be sealed is Minnesma, that the sentence will be carried out: “I’m going to assume that we have a rule of life is that for a government to do what the court ordered.”
However, she warns that we need to be realistic about the numbers. The Planning of the living Environment (PBL) emerged at the beginning of november, with a calculation of the planned additional measures of the government. That would result in the emission of greenhouse gases by the end of next year, from 19 to 26 percent lower than they were in 1990.
just one more coal-fired power station to close, and the goal is in sight.”
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the Problem is that the image is made by means of a model in a short amount of time to be optimistic, ” explains Minnesma out. “Then you’d better just be a cumulative look at all of the CO2 sources are: compared to december of 2018, we need to make it a goal to get 23 million tonnes of CO2 reduction. If we all planned to take, and are very optimistic to count on, we still have a gap of about 18 million tons, and it is not just 4 million metric tons, such as the PBL, on november 1, has saved you.”
Despite this, it is also that the hole is easy to fill, said Minnesma. Urgenda has a large number of civil society organizations veertigpuntenplan made with a variety of measures, the emissions continue to be able to reduce it. The greatest successes have been in the coal-fired power plants. “Again, one join, and the goal is in sight,” according to the Urgenda director.
“We are a coalition of nearly a hundred parties will be ready to help out. With the help of the Netherlands right on the way to the klimaatdoelen by 2030, and deliver at the same time contribute to the reduction of the stikstofuitstoot. The actions are good for biodiversity, and contribute to cleaner air,” said Minnesma.
“the Budget is not the problem: the Netherlands last year, of 11 billion euros over budget. And if you have it, the biggest problem of this century, it is useful, why would you even leave?”
