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Bloomberg
16-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Dutch Government Ditches ‘Not Realistic' Offshore Wind Goal
The Netherlands will slash its offshore wind ambitions by as much as 40% as the government no longer finds it viable to aim for 50 gigawatts of generation capacity by 2040. The new target will be in the range of 30 to 40 gigawatts, higher than the current level of just over 5 gigawatts, but below what was envisioned only a few years ago, according to a letter written by Sophie Hermans, the Minister for Climate and Green Growth, to the Dutch Parliament.
RNZ News
11-06-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Lawyers sue govt over emissions reduction plan
environment 27 minutes ago Lawyers for Climate Action NZ have launched action against Climate Minister Simon Watts over country's emissions reduction plan. The group's executive director Jessica Palairet spoke to Corin Dann.
Bloomberg
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
India Is Disrupting Indus Water Flows, Pakistan Minister Says
Pakistan's climate minister accused India of using dams to disrupt the flow of the Indus River system, as both countries seek international support amid a fragile ceasefire agreement. India is manipulating the flow of rivers that run into Pakistan by 'holding and releasing, holding and then flooding,' Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Musadik Malik said Monday in an interview in London. While India lacks the storage capacity to completely stop the water, Malik noted that 'when the water was needed for crop sowing, it was not available' over the past month.
