Netherlands

Netherlands wants to ban fossil fuel heating systems from 2026

It’s the latest in a series of policies rolled out by European countries seeking to wean themselves off Russian fossil fuels

Netherlands wants to cut livestock herd by millions

It’s all about reducing pollution

The Netherlands announces ambitious climate action plan, in line Supreme Court ruling

The country will reduce the use of coal and limit livestock herds

Netherlands' Supreme Court forces government to act on climate change

Dutch government will have to cut emissions by at least 25% by 2020

Netherlands announces plans to phase out coal plants by 2030, puts coal's future in Europe at doubt

More like Nether-nocoalburninghere-lands.

The Netherlands is shutting down prisons. It doesn't have enough criminals, and prisons aren't effective at rehabilitation

While this is a problem for the country's 1,900 prison workers losing their jobs... it's not such a bad problem to have.

All electric Dutch trains are now 100% powered by wind energy

The trains consume as much electricity as all Dutch households.

The Dutch Police will train bald eagles to hunt drones out of the sky

Eagles > Drones.

Offshore wind costs hit record low in new Dutch Project

Two new massive 350MW arrays in the Netherlands will supply power to Dutch people at €87/MWh, which translates into under 10 cents/kWh.

Netherlands is closing down more prisons because there's no one to fill them with

The Netherlands' accent on rehabilitation and social re-integration of criminals seems to have finally paid off. The country no longer considers its prisons as economically viable and plans to close down another five such institutions.