By acquiring the fourth level of the CO₂ Performance Ladder, both the ministry as well as Rijkswaterstaat, the executive organization of I&W, are certified on the CO₂ management system. During the certification ceremony, the state secretary passed on the symbolic relay race sticks to the Dutch municipalities of Barneveld,…
I&W completely climate neutral in 2030 The Ministry of I&W aims to become completely climate and energy neutral in 2030. This means that the ministry wants to generate as much energy as it is being used and no carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gasses are being emitted into the air.
Sustainability as an integral part of business The tender in which the water authority implemented the CO₂ Performance Ladder involved digging nature-friendly water banks and water courses. This project requires for a great deal of soil to be relocated by making use of machinery and fuel. For this reason, Scheldestromen…
CO₂ neutral manufacturer of kitchens With a certificate on the CO₂ Performance Ladder, DKG Holding has the means to structurally reduce its carbon emissions. The company experiences this as a milestone, according to Sjoerd Gombert, coordinator of quality and environment at DKG. “The certificate on the CO₂ Performance Ladder shows…
As a director of projects at ProRail, Buck was mainly responsible for everything that the railway concern had to build or renovate, such as train station buildings in various cities. Before he started as a director at ProRail, Buck was responsible for the Betuwe route, a railway of 172…
Results ‘On the road to climate neutral infrastructure in the Netherlands’ The SKAO and TU Delft have completed a scenario study of the material chains of four essential categories within the infrastructure sector, namely diesel (energy), asphalt, concrete and steel. Next to a literature study of these subjects,…
The increase in the average CO₂ emissions of European passenger cars is caused by an upsurge in the amount of registered passenger cars with a gasoline engine. The demand for cars with diesel engines has decreased. Passenger cars with a diesel engine emit less carbon dioxide, according to the EEA.
As a subsidiary company of the Belgian organization Groep De Cloedt, DC Dredging focuses on producing and offering raw construction materials such as sand, gravel and stone for the asphalt and concrete industry as well as railway construction and hydraulic engineering. A great number of raw materials that DC Dredging produces…
Movares is responsible for advisory and design of infrastructure and mobility. The organization has 1.000 employees that primarily work for government institutions to develop and maintain infrastructure. “Our company is active in the infrastructure sector in which the CO₂ Performance Ladder became a widely known and applied instrument to secure…
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