Climate plans calculated, CO2 tax still to come

Every year , the Dutch cabinet has its climate plans recalculate . liken to last year , the finish of 55 percent less glasshouse natural gas emissions in 2030 seems to be really feasible for the first time if all goes well . This is partly thanks to new revenue enhancement measures aimed at horticulture , according to the latest Klimaat- en Energieverkenning ( mood and Energy Outlook or KEV ) from the Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving ( Environmental Assessment Agency or PBL ) .

In the KEV , PBL outlines how the government expects to meet the targets . In agriculture and horticulture , emission fall mainly due to insurance policy change in gardening and livestock and arable farming .

Tax measuresThe additional policy plans from the spring package that have an impact on get-up-and-go consumption in Agriculture Department and gardening all focalise on the gardening sphere , PBL notes . These include the already announced abolition of the reduced rate for natural gas pedal enjoyment in boilers and the restriction in the freedom for natural gas use in CHP plants .

Both financial bill should start up in 2025 and be fully implemented by 2030 . These measures make the largest contribution to the low-toned 2030 approximation for farming energy consumption in this 2023 KEV equate to the 2022 KEV .

CO2 taxThe government also wants to introduce a level CO2 levy en masse on the total born gas consumption of growers from 2025 forward . The yearly level of this levy has yet to be learn . Therefore , this CO2 levy en masse is not included in this KEV .

For the Netherlands as a whole , PBL charge out that the climate target are manageable . After the latest calculations , a 46 to 57 percent decrease is potential . After the necessary calculation * , PBL estimates greenhouse gas discharge from gardening in 2030 at 2.9 to 6.0 megaton CO2 equivalents . The target , as place this leap , is 4.3 megaton . This wee the object achievable , but PBL aver it is ' still unsealed ' whether the butt will be met .

Literally translated from the KEV 2023 :

From this KEV 2023 , establish on measures for which an impact estimate could be made , an estimate of CO2 emission in 2030 for agriculture of 2.8 to 5.6 megatonnes of CO2 follows . To estimate CO2 emissions from horticulture separately , we have to deduct CO2 emission from vigour white plague in other factory farm and CO2 emission from indirect sources ( 0.4 to 0.6 megatonnes CO2 ) . We then have to tote up 0.5 to 1.0 megaton CO2 equivalents to emissions from methane slip from born gas economic consumption in CHP plant . This puts the estimated range for greenhouse gas emissions for horticulture in 2030 at 2.9 to 6.0 megaton CO2 equivalents . This entail that the ( residual ) emission target of 4.3 megatons from the spring software is within the range , but that it is still uncertain whether that target will be contact .

see the entire 2023 KEV here ( NL ) .