Environment and Planning

Energy transition and climate are terms that have never been discussed as much as today. Not only the Netherlands, but the entire world has to deal with climate change, partly caused by the emission of greenhouse gases. Combating climate change and all measures taken in that context have an effect on several sectors in society. Through this website we share our knowledge about energy transition and climate.

The Heat Act (Warmtewet) entered into force on 1 January 2014. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate is currently working on a new Heat Act (Bill on the Collective Heat Supply Act, also known as the Heat Act 2). In the context of the current legislative process, developments regarding the Heat Act 2 continue at a rapid pace.

On this special website you will find regulations, literature, news items about the Heat Act, parliamentary documentation and our Stibbeblogs with legal explanations regarding the Heat Act.

With this detailed tool (in Dutch only) the full parliamentary history of the environmental and planning act (Omgevingswet) in the Netherlands is made easily accessible to clients. Beside each article is an explanation of what the legislature means by the article. It’s also updated with each new phase of the legislative process.