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State-owned enterprises are vital to the energy transition and greater strategic autonomy

Rli 9 October 2025 - State-owned enterprises are an overlooked government instrument and the government is missing out on opportunities by not fully exploiting their potential. State-owned enterprises are essential to the robust and future-proof development of the living environment. An open and fresh approach to state-owned enterprises as a government instrument is urgently needed. This is the conclusion reached by…

Rli recommends building homes for the future: fast, affordable and sustainable

Rli 19 June 2025 - Successive governments have aimed to build 100,000 homes a year. The emphasis is on speed and affordability. In its advisory report 'Building for the future', the Council for the Environment and Infrastructure (Rli) notes that the focus on the sustainability of housing is taking a back seat in this process. This is surprising given the Netherlands’ ambition to become climate neutral by…

Caribbean Netherlands often forgotten in government policy on the physical environment

13 June 2025 - Although Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are an integral part of the Netherlands, these islands are often not included in national policy on the physical environment. Moreover, there is insufficient structural funding for the islands' regular tasks. A different approach is needed to ensure the same level of quality of the physical environment for all the Dutch regions. This according to the…

Cabinet needs to tackle living environment problems more effectively

Rli 15 May 2025 - The Netherlands is facing some thorny issues within the living environment that remain unresolved. These include the housing shortage, high emissions of carbon dioxide, and the harmful effects of agriculture on the environment. The way government, the business sector, and communities interact is no longer suited to the nature of the problems in today's living environment and society. A different…