Netherlands to miss 2030 climate goal without further action, adviser says

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will miss its main 2030 climate goal unless it takes more action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, government climate policy adviser PBL said on Thursday.

Current policies are set to reduce CO2 emissions by only 44-52% relative to 1990 levels, PBL said, missing the 55% reduction target.

The euro zone’s fifth-largest economy will have to reduce CO2 emissions by a further 24 megatons by 2030 to have a realistic chance of meeting the goal, the policy adviser said.

CO2 emissions in the Netherlands were 34% below 1990 levels last year, dropping 6% from the previous year.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by David Goodman)