The Dutch Supreme Court ordered the government to cut the country’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by a quarter from 1990 levels by the end of 2020. In 2015, the District Court of The Hague ordered the government to cut GHG emissions by at least 25% between 1990 and 2020 in the following five years.
In October 2018, the government appealed this decision at the Hague Court of Appeal, but it was upheld. The Dutch State decided to appeal the court of appeal’s decision as well, this time to the supreme jurisdiction. The final decision will oblige The Netherlands to implement policies to attain the 25% reduction target, which comprise the closure of coal-fired power plants.
In 2018, GHG emissions were 14.5% below their 1990 levels. The Netherlands currently holds a GHG emissions reduction target of 49% by 2030, higher than the EU mandated 40%. According to an official forecast (2017), GHG emissions will be 23% lower in 2020, and 31% lower in 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
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