{"id":2981,"date":"2026-03-09T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T12:56:40","slug":"new-climate-crisis-index-companies-and-government-must-take-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/en\/2026\/03\/09\/new-climate-crisis-index-companies-and-government-must-take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"New Climate Crisis Index: companies and government must take action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the end of February, Milieudefensie published the latest Climate Crisis Index, on the first working day of the government of ‘Climate Pusher’ Jetten. It shows that many companies in the Netherlands are not taking measures to combat climate change. Of the 28 companies surveyed, not one has a good, or even reasonable, climate plan. These include our largest banks, construction, food and transport companies, and oil and gas companies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The Climate Crisis Index 1<\/a><\/sup> shows that 28 major polluters still do not have a good climate plan and thus continue to contribute to dangerous climate change. While some companies are taking important steps forward, others are lagging far behind. The results call for action from the Jetten cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is shocking, but true: none of the 28 companies still have a climate plan that complies with the Paris Climate Agreement. And this at a time when the climate crisis is becoming increasingly serious. Although none of the 28 companies score sufficiently, seven companies, including Vattenfall and BAM, are taking steps in the right direction. Seven others, including Exxonmobil, Vitol and Vion, score ‘very poorly’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To limit global warming to 1.5 \u00b0C, companies must demonstrate in their climate plans how they will reduce their CO\u2082 emissions by 48 per cent by 2030 at the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good climate plan has clear interim targets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many companies say they want to be climate neutral by 2050, but do not show how they intend to achieve this. In the recent Greenpeace court case concerning Bonaire, the judge made it clear that vague promises are not enough. Polluters must be able to show how emissions will be reduced step by step, with concrete interim targets for 2030, 2035 and 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 28 companies surveyed, BAM, ABP and AkzoNobel score well on their goal of reducing emissions by 48% by 2030. Vattenfall stands out with its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Let’s get to work!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The new Climate Crisis Index was published on the first full working day of the Jetten cabinet and sends a clear message: the new cabinet must get to work immediately. This requires climate policy with concrete interim targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can only be achieved by helping companies that want to accelerate their greening efforts and by stopping support for companies whose climate plans are on a collision course with the Paris Climate Agreement. The climate mission for the Jetten cabinet is clear: get to work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is the ranking compiled?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All 28 companies currently on our list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABN AMRO \u2022 ABP \u2022 Ahold Delhaize \u2022 AkzoNobel \u2022 ASR \u2022 BAM Group \u2022 Boskalis Westminster \u2022 BP \u2022 Cargill \u2022 Dow \u2022 ExxonMobil \u2022 FrieslandCampina \u2022 KLM \u2022 LyondellBasell \u2022 NN Group \u2022 PFZW \u2022 Rabobank \u2022 RWE \u2022 Schiphol \u2022 Stellantis \u2022 Tata Steel \u2022 Unilever \u2022 Uniper \u2022 Vattenfal \u2022 Vion \u2022 Vitol \u2022 Vopak \u2022 Yara<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NewClimate Institute assessed the companies on four points. The points below all count towards the final result, but are not all weighted equally:<\/p>\n\n\n\n