Assessing Recent Climate Policy Initiatives in the Netherlands: NETHERLANDS
Selected Issues Papers, March 13, 2023
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- Authors: Chen Chen, Koralai Kirabaeva, Emanuele Massetti, Danielle N Minnett, Ian W.H. Parry, Tim Tjeerd, Sylke von Thadden-Kostopoulos, Geoffroy Dolphin
- Published: March 13, 2023
- Series: Selected Issues Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400235849.018
Overview
- The Netherlands has committed to the EU’s targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and emissions neutrality in 2050.
- The country is vulnerable to sea-level rise and flood risks.
- The paper reviews recent mitigation policy initiatives in the Netherlands and assesses adaptation planning against principles for mainstreaming climate change into macro-fiscal planning.
- Publication: Selected Issues Papers; Date: March 13, 2023; Pages: 43.
Mitigation policy initiatives reviewed
- Carbon levies for the industry and power sectors.
- Energy tax reforms.
- Car tax reforms.
- Air passenger taxes.
- Emissions trading system and considerations of a price floor.
Major findings and assessments
- The paper evaluates the alignment of recent mitigation initiatives with the Netherlands’ commitments to the EU 2030 and 2050 targets.
- It assesses hazards and macroeconomic risks from weather shocks and climate change, including sea-level rise and flood risks.
- The paper examines how the Netherlands’ adaptation plan measures up against key principles for mainstreaming climate change into macro-fiscal planning.
Policy recommendations (high-level)
- Recommends modifications to the reviewed mitigation initiatives (carbon levies, energy and car tax reforms, air passenger taxes) to improve policy effectiveness and alignment with emissions targets.
- Suggests integrating climate risk assessments into macro-fiscal planning and adaptation strategies to address vulnerabilities from sea-level rise and flood risks.
Subject areas and keywords
- Subject areas: Climate change, Climate policy, Economic sectors, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, International organization, Monetary policy, Natural disasters, Natural gas sector.
- Keywords include: adaption initiatives in the Netherlands, C. assessing climate risk, Carbon levy, carbon pricing, Climate change adaptation, Climate change mitigation, Climate policy, emissions trading system, energy taxes, floods, green PFM, Greenhouse gas emissions, Natural gas sector, Netherlands climate strategy, Northern Europe, policy initiative, Policy recommendation, price floor, sea-level rise.
Chen Chen; Koralai Kirabaeva; Emanuele Massetti; Danielle N Minnett; Ian W.H. Parry; Tim Tjeerd; Sylke von Thadden-Kostopoulos; Geoffroy Dolphin — Assessing Recent Climate Policy Initiatives in the Netherlands: NETHERLANDS, Selected Issues Papers (2023), March 13, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400235849.018, Pages: 43.
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- Assessing Recent Climate; Netherlands; Selected Issue Papers No. 2023/022; December 16, 2022