More greenhouse gas emissions than last year

This article was last updated on June 11, 2025

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More greenhouse gas emissions than last year

The emission of greenhouse gases was 7 percent higher in the first three months of this year than in the same period last year. The increase is mainly borne by the energy sector, which emissions 40 percent more greenhouse gases. For example, industry and agriculture remained roughly the same, according to provisional figures from the CBS and the RIVM.

The higher emissions in the energy sector was caused by producing and exported more electricity than imported. “The wind was less, so more power had to be generated with fossil fuels,” explains CBS chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen. “And that happened in particular with coal. And that is of course not good news, because burning burns causes much more CO2 than burning gas.”

In addition, it was slightly colder in the first quarter than a year earlier. As a result, more natural gas was needed to heat homes and buildings.

Transport and Mobility

On the other hand, the emissions in the mobility sector decreased by 5 percent. This is mainly due to the fact that many more motorists started refueling in Luxembourg and Germany, because the diesel there is cheaper. The emissions that accompany it is administratively processed in the country in question, which reduces it in the Netherlands. Business lease cars are also more often replaced by electric and plug-in hybrid alternatives.

When CO2 is only looked at, one of the most important greenhouse gases, the emissions in the transport sector increased. That was mainly the result of higher emissions in the air and maritime shipping.