For the second year in a row, industry in the port of Rotterdam has released less CO2 into the atmosphere. This becomes clear from the new figures published by the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEA). The sector has cut its emissions by 13.6 per cent (4.2 million tonnes) over the past two years.
The key contributor to this decrease is the closure of several outdated coal-fired plants in mid-2017. However, the power stations that burn natural gas were used more frequently, which led them to collectively produce more CO2 in 2018: an increase of 1.7 million tonnes compared to 2016. In 2018, the power sector as a whole (coal and gas-fired plants) released 27 per cent less CO2 than in 2016 (4 million tonnes), said a release.
