The court in The Hague has dealt a hard blow to agriculture with the verdict in the case of Greenpeace against the Dutch state. All agricultural organisations agree on this, from LTO Nederland to Agractie. The former finds the judge's demand unrealistic, the latter calls on the government to urgently amend legislation. LTO now wants this too.
The court agrees with Greenpeace on a large number of points when it states that the State has done and is doing too little to protect Dutch nature from nitrogen pollution, including by setting aside the National Rural Area Program (NPLG). According to the court, the State must therefore still make a strong effort to achieve previously established targets of a 50% emission reduction in 2030, under penalty of a penalty payment, and the most overburdened nature reserves must no longer be overburdened.
The reactions from the political world are divided. The BBB and SGP believe that the state should appeal. The PVV also believes that the court should not shut down the Netherlands because of nitrogen, but not all parties think so. Minister of Agriculture Femke Wiersma says in a first reaction know that there is more than just nitrogen and that a broader consideration is needed in matters that concern nature. She also indicates that the cabinet is considering an appeal. She believes that nitrogen should be an integral part of a broader consideration.
Ruling with far-reaching consequences
The Nitrogen Claim Foundation (SSC), which participated in the lawsuit as a third party, is also disappointed and states a first reaction that the court assumes various inaccuracies, such as the share of agriculture in the deposition on sensitive nature and where it speaks of an increase in deposition in 2018. SSC is also considering appealing.
Lubbert van Dellen, market director Agro & senior business advisor at Flynth is also concerned and thinks that the cabinet cannot avoid investigating an adjustment of the rules, for example through consultation with Brussels. Implementing what the court wants in full would amount to evacuating a large part of the Netherlands. Especially since the current ruling comes on top of the Council of State ruling of 18 December. That makes all new emissions since 2020 retroactively subject to a permit, he notes.
Following the latter statement, the cabinet decided last Friday to set up a special government committee to look into the nitrogen problem. It is not yet known who will be in it, but the first signals are that the committee has already started work almost immediately. With even more urgency since the Greenpeace statement. The point is that, whatever solutions the committee proposes, both the VVD and NSC and the BBB and PVV must agree to them. In the meantime, there are considerable differences in vision on the matter between the two camps that could put the relations within the cabinet on edge.
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I think it's beautiful. I hope the government closes everything for a week. Highways Schiphol Tata ban freight traffic ban dogs and cats. construction stops completely closes borders and then calls for new elections. I wonder what will happen then
Just watch Wouter de Heij on YouTube. Someone with knowledge of the subject, will cost you 45 minutes of your life.
I understand all the commotion and my heart really lies with the farmers, but what everyone here forgets at the moment is that we also have to deal with Brussels. Despite much that you can say against the eu, that is a reality that we also cannot and do not want to miss. Something will really have to happen to keep things going.
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
Do not cooperate. Make a law with other realistic standards and do not take nature as a starting point but put the own population at number 1. Housing construction, pass reporters and companies free rein. By the way, a 10 million fine is not something to lose sleep over and certainly do not pay to those green rascals.
blinkers wrote:What now?There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
blinkers wrote:What now?There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
This morning I read in the Brabants-Dagblad: "If political amateurism and administrative ignorance are the order of the day, it is of course not surprising that a judge has to intervene". Let this sink in for a moment. Please don't take it amiss. I didn't make it up, but it is what has been at the root of all the commotion since yesterday
This morning I read in the Brabants-Dagblad: "If political amateurism and administrative ignorance are the order of the day, it is of course not surprising that a judge has to intervene". Let this sink in for a moment. Please don't take it amiss. I didn't make it up, but it is what has been at the root of all the commotion since yesterday
CM wrote:Greenpeace, MOB and those other idiots can do a lot of damage to society with 10 million.Do not cooperate. Make a law with other realistic standards and do not take nature as a starting point but put the own population at number 1. Housing construction, pass reporters and companies free rein. By the way, a 10 million fine is not something to lose sleep over and certainly do not pay to those green rascals.
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
blinkers wrote:What to do with the surplus, or should we emigrate now. Still, there must be food, and as cheap as possible. Greens manage the Netherlands, but if you see the % green in the room, it is only a handful, but the meanest face. The Netherlands must become 1 large nature reserve.There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
time bomb wrote:What I mean is that there are now +/- 18 million people living in the Netherlands and if you believe the scientists that there will be more than 20 million within 20 years. The question is and remains, the livestock must shrink while the population increases that has to live, work and recreate, what is the environmental benefit, especially if the houses are built on agricultural land? I dare to say that humans cause more environmental damage than a few cows or sheep walking in a meadow.blinkers wrote:What to do with the surplus, or should we emigrate now. Still, there must be food, and as cheap as possible. Greens manage the Netherlands, but if you see the % green in the room, it is only a handful, but the meanest face. The Netherlands must become 1 large nature reserve.There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
In-house, can we meet these rules? What rules are you thinking of and who makes those rules? If that is the us you mean, we will certainly succeed.
cm you still believe in fairy tales you always pay at least 10 million to those activists because left or right the state is/are awake animals/green peach etc see message Timmermans simply went directly from the climate ministry pot to these clubs it is all the same this outcome had to be it at all costs. just watch out d66 will simply be right halving agro at all costs.....
What do we want then, no Forum because that cookie baker is off the path. But you can expect absolutely nothing from Left, D66, CU, CDA, NSC. VVD is hesitant, BBB wants but does not deliver yet. PVV is still most clear about what they want and is not the be-all and end-all but for me the least bad.
I agree with you! Only Mr. Gray is still a thing with his animal phobia
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
blinkers wrote:What now?There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
blinkers wrote:What now?There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
Arie poor branch wrote:There was a documentary on TV a few weeks ago about the earth being overpopulated. A number of experts/scholars stated that a population of 2 billion people on this earth was the limit to not burden the earth any further. It is a number that you can discuss but if you translate this to the Netherlands for example, the population here would be a maximum of 5 million people. Many problems would then solve themselves.blinkers wrote:What now?There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
Arie poor branch wrote:There was a documentary on TV a few weeks ago about the earth being overpopulated. A number of experts/scholars stated that a population of 2 billion people on this earth was the limit to not burden the earth any further. It is a number that you can discuss but if you translate this to the Netherlands for example, the population here would be a maximum of 5 million people. Many problems would then solve themselves.blinkers wrote:What now?There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
Today I'm going to read the nitrogen trap by Aarnoud Jaspers again. Two years ago politics also calmed down after the publication of this book. maybe they should read it again.
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
blinkers wrote:What now?There are too many people living in this country, 12 million is the max (Club of Rome in the 60s).
I just read the EW by Simon Rozendaal and it comes down to the fact that nature doesn't look bad at all, but if everyone says it, then everyone will believe it.
I just read the EW by Simon Rozendaal and it comes down to the fact that nature doesn't look bad at all, but if everyone says it, then everyone will believe it.
gerard wrote:If the sparse forests and heaths were now nicely cared for with manure so that they radiate a nice shiny green, then in my opinion the chance of fire would be much smaller. Win win.I just read the EW by Simon Rozendaal and it comes down to the fact that nature doesn't look bad at all, but if everyone says it, then everyone will believe it.
gerard wrote:If the sparse forests and heaths were now nicely cared for with manure so that they radiate a nice shiny green, then in my opinion the chance of fire would be much smaller. Win win.I just read the EW by Simon Rozendaal and it comes down to the fact that nature doesn't look bad at all, but if everyone says it, then everyone will believe it.