The Dutch Diary In this diary you will find a selection of Dutch climate related news written by our local country correspondent. Get an impression how people living in The Netherlands (Holland) handle the threat of global warming and what they (are planning to) do about it.
This diary is currently maintained by: Roel Gillesen NOTE: All views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors themselves and do no necessarily represent the views of GNOMEDIARIES or its partners.
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Poisonous blue algae are fond of global warming |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 |
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 Global warming enhances the growth of algae. Especially the poisonous blue-algae, because they seem to react stronger on the increase of warmth than other species. This will lead to problems over time. Especially during warm dry summers, the water quality will decrease.
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Dutch Court approves flight tax |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
 Last Wednesday, the dutch court approved the introduction of flight tax. The flight tax is introduced to discourage people to use air-transport. The flight tax is not contrary according the Chicago and European agreements regarding air traffic. |
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Amsterdam to become a green ICT city |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Monday, 07 January 2008 |
 Amsterdam wants to take measures to turn the huge ICT-sector green. The capital city is the center of intercontinental data traffic and has a lot of ICT companies, data centers and related computer, internet and media companies. |
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City of Eindhoven turns off the lights |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
 The City of Eindhoven, a city in the south of The Netherlands will be the first city to turn of the lights at night. Eindhoven has become known because of the light bulb, manufactured at the Philips factories. Eindhoven is also known for its yearly 'light route'. |
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Hole in Ozon layer much smaller this year |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Monday, 15 October 2007 |
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 The ozonlayer above the Artics is about 30 percent smaller this year then the record size of last year. According to measurements of the ESA satellite 'Envisat' the shortage of ozon is 27,7 million tons this year. Last year this was 40 million tons.
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Dutch buy more durable as before |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
 A third of the Dutch say they buy more durable products. Last year, this was only a quarter of the population. This is investigated by the agency 'Senter Novem' of the economic ministry of The Netherlands. |
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Strange bugs find their home in The Netherlands |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007 |
 The next few years, we’ll see more and more strange bugs in The Netherlands. This is because of the changing climate, says pest control expert “Fred Verseijden”. More and more bugs accidentally come across our country and survive the warm winter. |
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The Netherlands are not prepared for disasters |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
 Officials of several Ministries have shown that The Netherlands is behind on maintenance regarding the protection against epidemics, floods and computer regulated systems. This is a conclusion of the NOS (Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) after studying reports they received from the Government. |
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CO2 emission decreased for the second year in a row |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 |
 The emission of CO2 (carbon dioxide) has been decreased for the second year in a row now. Last year, the emission was 208 billion kilo's, of which the major part was CO2. This has been reported today by the "Dutch central bureau for statistics" and the "environment and nature plan bureau". |
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Sustainable Dance Club |
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Written by Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent
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Wednesday, 08 August 2007 |
 Ever wandered if just having fun and working on a better environment can be combined? Look no further! Now there is “Sustainable dance club”. This unique concept consists of technology that produces energy by dancing people. The dance floor produces energy from the movements of dancing people.
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