Energy transition - Regional Energy Strategy
On June 28, 2019, the Cabinet published the Climate Agreement. This is the Dutch elaboration of the international Paris climate agreements made in 2015. On this webpage you will find more information about it.
Regional Energy Strategy (RES).
The four municipalities on Voorne-Putten together with nineteen other municipalities, four water boards and the province of South Holland form the Energy Region Rotterdam-Den Haag. Together they are creating an approach to accelerate energy transition over the next 10 years. Energy transition is the switch from fossil fuels, such as natural gas and coal, to sustainable, clean energy sources such as solar and wind. This approach is called the Regional Energy Strategy, or RES for short. At the same time as the Rotterdam-The Hague Energy Region, 29 other regions in the Netherlands are also making an RES. With the 30 RESs, we will collectively reduce CO2 emissions in the Netherlands by 49% by 2030. This was agreed in the Climate Accord.
The municipalities on Voorne-Putten are taking responsibility for implementing the Climate Agreement. We want to become an energy-neutral island in the future. Among other things, this means that we on Voorne-Putten will generate the electricity we need ourselves. Generating sustainable electricity is essential if we want to pass on Voorne-Putten to our children and grandchildren in a responsible way. So the question is not whether we’re going to do this, but how.
Visit the RES Rotterdam-Den Haag website for more information and a list of frequently asked questions.