Under the supervision of the Dutch Water Autorities and SKAO, Wetterskip Fryslân, Delfland, Limburg, Vallei and Veluwe, Noorderzijlvest, Vechtstroom and Hollands Noorderkwartier will start working on the CO₂ Performance Ladder. The aim of the Community of Practice is to develop knowledge and exchange about structural monitoring of CO₂ emissions control. The 7 water boards will be investigating together next year what the benefits of a CO₂ Performance Ladder certificate are and what additional requirements are required to obtain a certificate.
By obtaining a CO₂ Performance Ladder certificate, a government sets a good example. Certification on the CO₂ Performance Ladder appears to be very effective in practice: the certificate holder has a successfully implemented climate plan aimed at CO₂ reduction. The ambition and progress is tested annually by a certifying institution. The brochure CO₂ Performance Ladder for Governments lists all the benefits for governments.
Certification reinforces the credibility of the (local) government that takes the lead in the energy transition. With certification they will soon meet the same requirements as the companies that carry out projects on behalf of the water boards.
With the re-asphalting of a ring road in Ireland, a CO2 Performance Ladder project outside the Netherlands and Belgium was completed for the first time. And with success: the project delivered nothing less than 21 per cent CO2 reduction. The Irish pilot was set up by the Irish Green…
Transitional arrangements give organisations two years to progress to Handbook 4.0 The transition from Handbook 3.1 to 4.0 is the largest revision of the CO2 Performance Ladder to date. Certificate holders, contracting authorities and Certification Bodies (CBs) will therefore have plenty of time to prepare for the new handbook. SKAO…
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