Kingdom of the Netherlands

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2017)

Renewable Energy Share:Low compared to other European countries (Netherlands)

Sharp reduction in fuel oil use in Aruba, lowering electricity prices.
Significant increase in wind energy production in the Netherlands (due to revised tendering system).
Over 25% of Curaçao's energy from renewable sources.
Aruba's wastewater treatment plants reuse a large proportion of wastewater.
Significant reduction in North Sea pollution in the Netherlands.
Creation of Natura 2000 sites in the North Sea (19% of EEZ).

Launched Healthy Weight programmes in the Netherlands to reduce overweight children and young people.
Aruba introduced universal healthcare coverage in 2001.
Launched the Green s’Cool after-school programme in Aruba to make schools more sustainable.
Curaçao established a democratically elected National Youth Council in 2017.
St Maarten's MDG Acceleration Framework combines interventions targeting poverty and hunger.
Netherlands' youth unemployment rate decreased from 13.8% to 11.3% between 2014 and 2016.

Established a National SDG Commission in Aruba to coordinate SDG implementation.
Netherlands assigned responsibilities to all ministries concerned, with overall coordination.
Curaçao integrated high-priority SDGs into its National Development Plan.
St Maarten is integrating SDGs into its National Development Plan.
Netherlands issued its first annual national SDG report.

Long-term Goals:

Netherlands: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050.

Medium-term Goals:

Netherlands: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050.
Netherlands: Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Curaçao: Codify a sustainable ocean policy by the end of 2018.

Short-term Goals:

Netherlands: Increase renewable energy share to 14% by 2020 and 16% by 2023.
Netherlands: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 36% by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels).
Aruba: 100% renewable energy by 2020.
Curaçao: Further development of marine research ($5 million investment over three years).

Increasing income inequality in the Netherlands.
High per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands.
Low share of renewable energy in the Netherlands.
High environmental pressure on low- and middle-income countries by the Netherlands.
Data collection challenges in Curaçao and Aruba.
Wastewater management and sewage treatment challenges in St Maarten.
Sustainability of food production in the Netherlands.
Gender inequality in the Netherlands.

Netherlands is working to foster financial self-reliance, labour participation and social inclusion.
Netherlands is working to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Netherlands is developing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Curaçao is setting up a National Socioeconomic Database to monitor SDG indicators.
St Maarten is developing a wastewater management project plan.
Netherlands is developing policies to reduce phosphate, nitrogen and ammonia emissions.
Netherlands is implementing policies to promote gender equality.

Frameworks Used: UN SDGs

The report details policies and initiatives related to each of the 17 SDGs.