NL Energy Compact
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Reliable energy supply is critical for our daily lives. We need it for our homes, health, education and industries. In developing countries, a reliable and affordable energy supply is essential for sustainable economic growth. And yet, nearly 760 million people worldwide lack access to electricity, and nearly 2.6 billion lack clean cooking facilities.
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The Maritime Masterplan: towards zero-emission shipping
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The Maritime Masterplan sets out a roadmap towards smart and zero-emission shipping. Taking decisions today helps us achieve our global goals for 2050: The maritime future is NOW.
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Less is more: From Dutch Design Week to Dubai Expo
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Every year in October, the city of Eindhoven hosts the biggest design event in Northern Europe: Dutch Design Week. With ideas from over 2,600 designers, the event showcases the practicality and culture of Dutch design. Each year more and more solutions for solving global challenges are on display under a specific theme all over the city. This years theme is “The Greater Number”, which highlights the need for more circularity.
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The Netherlands sets out climate adaptation strategy ahead of COP26
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In the lead up to COP 26, the Netherlands produced a climate adaptation plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Find out more.
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Youth voices for climate
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Young people are the most important stakeholders of the future. And yet, youth voices are underrepresented in policy making. That’s why We Are Tomorrow Global Partnership brings together young people from all over the world for a common goal: to co-develop plans for the future they wish to see and live in. The Netherlands believes that young people need to be involved in the decision making which will shape the future of the world they inherit, and able to amplify their plans for their own future.
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The UAE & the Netherlands: a dialogue on water, energy, food & urban development
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13 Dutch born solutions win CES Innovation Awards
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At the beginning of 2021, CES went fully digital for the first time ever. In January 2022, the world’s biggest Consumer Electronics Show will welcome 170,000 companies from 160 countries back to Las Vegas live. A record-breaking number of Dutch companies won CES Innovation Awards for excellent design, with 13 of the 34 entrants receiving an award. In previous years, only one or two Dutch entries fell in the prizes.
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