Frans Timmermans, the former European Commission climate chief and currently the leader of the left-wing bloc ahead of the upcoming Dutch elections,has ditcheda previous commitment to halve nitrogen emissions by 2030
Frans Timmermans, the former European Commission climate chief and currently the leader of the left-wing bloc ahead of the upcoming Dutch elections, has ditched a previous commitment to halve nitrogen emissions by 2030. Timmermans, who resigned in August from the European Commission to return to Dutch politics and vie for the prime minister’s post, said in a televised debate with the other party leaders in the Netherlands that he had changed his mind after meeting with young farmers.
The acceleration of the deadline sparked months of protests as farmers say they would be put out of business with the measures to slash those emissions in advance. The need to reach an agreement with young farmers is more important than setting deadlines, Timmermans said in the debate ahead of the general election slated for November 22. “We’re talking about specific years, but what we really need to talk about is nature,” Timmermans said, as quoted by Dutch media.
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