The four electricity solutions in the Utrecht assessment share the same basis: renewable energy replaces the current gas-fired plants, with each TWh equal to 102,289,199.5 m³ of gas at 1.884 kg CO₂-eq of emissions per m³.
Each TWh of renewable generation replaces over 102 million m³ of natural gas Read More »
Green gas from biomass works with short-cycle CO₂: biomass stores CO₂ while growing, combustion releases it, and new planting absorbs it again.
Green gas is a bridging solution with short-cycle CO₂ Read More »
The province of Utrecht has sharpened its climate ambition to “CO₂-neutral as soon as possible and by 2050 at the latest”.
Utrecht aims to be CO₂-neutral as soon as possible, by 2050 at the latest Read More »
The Preliminary Climate Solutions Assessment applies a Pareto analysis: 80% of the greenhouse gases in a region can be reduced and sequestered with 20% of the full range of climate solutions.
Pareto approach: 80% of greenhouse gases cut with 20% of the solutions Read More »
The Utrecht assessment reveals a striking reversal: industry has the smallest emissions of the five climate sectors (0.57 Mton) but the largest reduction and sequestration potential (1,730 kton).
The largest emissions do not automatically call for the largest solutions Read More »
After Gelderland, Utrecht is the second Dutch province to commission a Preliminary Climate Solutions Assessment based on the Drawdown methodology.
Utrecht is the second Dutch province with a climate solutions assessment Read More »
Haut Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ tallest timber residential tower at 73 metres
Haut Amsterdam: the Netherlands’ tallest timber residential tower Read More »
Yale research finds timber construction can cut global CO₂ emissions by 14 to 31%
Yale (2014): timber construction can cut global CO₂ emissions Read More »
Since 1990, emissions from landfill sites have fallen by almost 80%, yet they remain the largest single non-energy source in Gelderland.
Dutch landfill emissions have fallen by almost 80% since 1990 Read More »
Dutch deforestation has caused 1.5 million tonnes of net CO₂ emissions per year since 2013
