Netherlands

General energy system and GHG emissions

The Second National Communication provides a report on the Netherlands' progress towards meeting all its commitments under the UNFCC. The Third National Comunication has been available since the beginning of March 2002.

In 2004 DG Tren of CEC assessed the state of development of renewable energy in the Member States of the European Union, and documented country profiles for all 25 MS {COM(2004)366 final}. In the Dutch country profile you find information on the current status and potentials of all Renewable Energy Sources and on the main supporting policies on national level.

The Netherlands Agency for Energy and the Environment (Novem) manages many national and international governmental programmes aimed at:

environmental improvement
increasing energy efficiency
introducing renewable energy sources

For the past 20 years Novem has built up knowledge and expertise. Countries all over the world use this expertise.
The mission of Novem is to stimulate sustainable development of society, within the Netherlands as well as abroad, in the field of energy and the environment.

EnergieNed is a broad-based federation for all companies playing an active part in the production, transport, trade or supply of gas, electricity or heat in the Netherlands.
The federation represents the interests of its member companies. Those interests are considerable and wide-spread throughout Dutch society. EnergieNed is the point of contact for governmental bodies, political parties and pressure groups, such as environmental lobbies. EnergieNed maintains a dialogue at the national level with these stakeholders. About what, exactly? Well, as all businesses do, EnergieNed's members want to have enough opportunities to be able to continue to do business. Conditions in Dutch and European markets must be equal for all players.

General description of bioenergy systems

The Biomasster gives an overview of activities in the Netherlands in the area of bioenergy.

Also see Stichting - Platform of Bioenergy

Land use, land use change, and forestry

National policies and measures

GAVE stands for Climate Neutral Gaseous and Liquid Energy Carriers. This is a Dutch government programme that is implemented by SenterNovem on behalf of three Ministeries (Spatial Planning, Housing and the Environment; Economic Affairs; and Transport, Public Works and Water Management).

Regional and local policies and measures

Implementation projects

IMAGE 2 - An Integrated Assessment Model for Global Environmental Change
by RIVM (National Institute of Public Health and the Environment)
IMAGE 2 is a dynamic integrated assessment model for global change. Scientifically speaking, IMAGE 2 is aimed at evaluating the relative importance of major processes, interactions and feedbacks in the society-biosphere-climate system, and estimating sources of uncertainty in such a complex system. The policy goals are to provide: i) a dynamic and long-term perspective on consequences of global change; ii) insight into the impacts of global change and iii) a quantitative basis for analysing the effectiveness of various measures to address global change.
The work on IMAGE 2 thus aims at linking scientific and policy aspects of global change to support decision-making. This objective has governed the design, development and applications of the model. IMAGE 2 shows three fully linked sub-systems: Energy-Industry (EIS), Terrestrial Environment (TES) and Atmosphere-Ocean (AOS).
For more information on the IMAGE 2 project, please contact Rik Leemans (project leader), or Eric Kreileman (model support).

A Roadmap for implementation of bioenergy in the Netherlands has been carried out by NOVEM, the Netherlands Agency for Energy and the Environment, Utrecht, Netherlands.

A Status Report on Energy Crops in the Netherlands is provided by the Institute of Forestry and Forest Products, Wageningen

Research programms

Gave is a Dutch government programme that is implemented by Novem on behalf of the Ministeries of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment; Economic Affairs; and Transport, Public Works and Water Management. The webpage http://gave.novem.nlis completely in english and provides all kind of information on climate neutral fuels.