24 January 2025
Greenpeace has secured a significant victory for biodiversity protection. The Court of The Hague has ordered the Dutch State to intensify its efforts to protect biodiversity and meet the statutory nitrogen reduction targets for 2030.
16 December 2024
The Port of Rotterdam Authority published a formal response to CE Delft's analysis of the greenhouse emissions of the Port of Rotterdam and the climate plans of the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
16 December 2024
A new report, by CE Delft shows that the Port of Rotterdam is the largest emitter of CO2e in the Netherlands, facilitating emissions comparable to 60 times the total emissions reported by Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of the largest airports in Europe.
16 December 2024
The Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth, Sophie Hermans, responded to parliamentary questions raised by member of parliament Christine Teunissen (Partij voor de Dieren) following our op-ed in NRC.
29 November 2024
Talking business with the CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority today: we sat down with Boudewijn Siemons to discuss the enormous contribution of the port of Rotterdam to climate change.
13 November 2024
Dutch Court of Appeal rules that private companies like Shell are legally responsible for dangerous climate change.
30 October 2024
In an op-ed in the Dutch leading newspaper NRC our colleagues Hannah Prins and Maikel van Wissen argue that the Port of Rotterdam needs a plan for a fossil phase-out in the port.
30 October 2024
A group of concerned young people, supported by Advocates for the Future, handed over an urgent letter to the board of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. In the letter, which was co-signed by more than 40 social organisations, the young people express their concerns about the climate crisis.
2 October 2024
The Dutch Advertising Board ruled that MSC Cruises misled customers about the (negative) climate impact of cruising.
16 May 2024 - The Dutch Association for Corporate Lawyers (NGB), together with law firm Van Doorne, organised a seminar about ESG compliance. Advocates for the Future opened the seminar with a discussion on ESG risks for companies and the risk of legal interventions by public interest groups. Read more about the seminar here.
15 May 2024 - We presented our report "LNG [G]een goed idee - Hoe aanbieders van cruisereizen LNG ten onrechte aanprijzen als een klimaatoplossing” (in Dutch) to the Rotterdam city council. We are calling upon the members of the city council to take note of the report's findings and to develop policies contributing to genuinely sustainable solutions. You can read our letter to the members of the Rotterdam city council here.
29 April 2024 - Advocates for the Future together with its partners Fossielvrij NL and Reclamejagers files a complaint to the Dutch Advertising Board about misleading advertising of fossil LNG as 'green' fuel. The complaint is made against MSC Cruises, one of the world's biggest and fastest growing cruise companies. Read our press release here.