Sunday, September 21, 2014

Dutch voters want cleaner energy – Focus on News

Dutch voters want cleaner energy – Focus on News

Sunday, 21 September 2014 – 10:07 Update: 21-09-2014 17:37

Amsterdam

A large majority of Dutch voters, including those of government parties VVD and PvdA wants compulsory targets for generating clean energy and energy efficiency. They also found that the Netherlands should be a leader in clean energy. According to research by TNS NIPO Greenpeace.

Green solutions are much more popular to be of Russian gas than nuclear, less dependent in the EU shale or coal. Today in New York and many other world cities, including our capital city, the People’s Climate March in place. “A perfect opportunity to see and hear that the Netherlands wants a different direction for 2030 than the Rutte-II to our government in Amsterdam,” observes campaigner Joris Wijnhoven on.

The TNS NIPO shows that only a third of Dutch voters opt for energy imports from countries such as Norway, USA and North Africa. The Cabinet is correct in strongly. A small minority sees something in nuclear power. Shale gas and coal of the hands of the voters not to each other. ‘Dutch want hard targets and clean solutions to become less dependent on Russia, reacts Wijnhoven Greenpeace. “But our government wants to commit to any of these clearly expressed wishes.” It is striking that the voters of D66 of the major parties is the most progressive thinking on sustainable energy goals.

This month says the House of Representatives on the Dutch contribution to the EU negotiations on climate and energy targets for 2030, Greenpeace advocates binding agreements: 55% less CO2, 45% clean energy and 40% energy saving. The European Commission is the 40% less CO2, 27% green energy and 30% energy saving. Do not want the committee is binding the last two goals, and the Dutch government supports that line. “But the House has shown previously hinted to find the commitment of the government to slap ‘adds Joris Wijnhoven to. “Certainly the crisis over Ukraine makes evident that the government should be. Forced into a sharper bet

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