New analysis published today shows that major Dutch companies only commit to reduce their emissions by 19% by 2030 on average, falling far short of the requirement to halve emissions by 2030 according to this year’s The research was conducted by NewClimate Institute and evaluates 21 companies operating in the real economy and 8 financial institutions to determine the transparency and integrity of their climate responsibility approaches.
These 29 companies are highly climate-relevant players in their respective sectors. The average reduction of only 19% by 2030 of their commitments falls short of the emissions reductions needed globally and, in the Netherlands. Silke Mooldijk of NewClimate Institute, lead author of the report commented that none of the companies have published comprehensive emission reduction plans: