The Dutch government is lobbying for business opportunities in the Arctic region, but at the same time is trying to work with scientists to protect the Arctic. The former goal appears to be much more achievable than the latter. The Netherlands provides useful science and is thus allowed to have a say in international environmental …
Icy international relations are a risk for the North Pole Read More »
Dutch companies dredge, drill, sail and haul in the Arctic. The enormous energy projects that Russian state-owned companies are rolling out along the Siberian coast are a particular hotspot for Dutch companies. The expertise of Shell, Mammoet and Van Oord has been more than welcome in Russia in recent years. The Dutch government supported the …
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Dutch local authorities want to terminate their supply contract with Gazprom. Last year, The Investigative Desk and Follow The Money revealed that over 120 municipalities and almost all water boards buy their gas from the Dutch Gazprom subsidiary in the city of ‘s Hertogenbosch. The fact that these gas payments directly feed the Russian treasury …
Termination of Gazprom contracts unintentionally boosts Russian treasury’s reserves Read More »
With a sophisticated lobby, oil company Royal Dutch Shell influenced the political position of the Netherlands on Nord Stream 2, The Investigative Desk revealed in a reconstruction. The Dutch House of Representatives wanted to subject the exploitation of the controversial gas pipeline to European anti-monopoly rules. Instead, the government served the agenda of Shell, which …
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The Dutch government and energy firms finance research on renewable energy through the New Energy Coalition (NEC). The NEC’s turnover is expected to reach 100 million euros this year. However, The Investigative Desk and Follow the Money discovered that the research agenda is mainly dictated by large Dutch natural gas firms. The New Energy Coalition …
Natural gas companies dominate Groningen research on ‘renewable’ energy Read More »
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