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Minister Huizinga of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) is urging a long-term, robust energy policy to serve as a guideline for a sustainable energy supply by 2050. The policy is to be set out in an energy plan, including a ‘roadmap' similar to that used in the Delta programme. The minister made the announcement today in The Hague, at a symposium for sustainable solutions and innovation organised by the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), the Dutch Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MKB-Nederland) and the Dutch Federation of Agriculture and Horticulture (LTO Nederland). ‘If what we want is to provide future generations in the Netherlands with a secure energy supply in a climate-proof world, what we need is an energy plan with a roadmap leading to a sustainable energy supply by 2050. Such a plan will give investors and businesses the clarity that they need. They need to know where they stand - after all, innovation and entrepreneurship are essential in facing this future challenge. It is up to the national government to facilitate the process of innovation and investment, where necessary at an international level, by creating preconditions that are supported by solid, long-term energy policy.'
Source: VROM
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