Netherlands archive

It’s time for Rotterdam to rethink its role as Europe’s main coal pusher

February 19, 2018

, Willem Wiskerke (Greenpeace NL)

Text by Willem Wiskerke, Greenpeace Netherlands, published first on beyond-coal.eu Photo by Flickr user jpmm downloaded from here. The political debate in Germany about the future of coal...

Dutch unions back coal phaseout but demand compensations

January 11, 2018

, Just Transition

Text by Claudia Ciobanu All photos by Berber Verpoest The Dutch government promised a coal phaseout by 2030. But unions worry coal workers might get a raw deal....

As The Netherlands shuts down coal sector, unions fight for fair deal

January 10, 2018

, Just Transition

Interview with Patrick van Klink (the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions, FNV) and Willem Wiskerke (climate and energy campaigner at Greenpeace Netherlands)