Photo: Tian CartierClimate change is the result of the way we consume, produce, distribute, consume and throw away worldwide. Based on our many years of research experience, we know what challenges we face. What seems clean and green to us may be based on a grim reality elsewhere in the world.
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The Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines today announced they would accept a complaint against Pluspetrol, a multinational oil firm headquartered in an Amsterdam mailbox. The decision gives Indigenous communities in the oil…
Shell will fail to achieve even the most modest climate targets if it is not forced to make immediate structural changes, SOMO concludes in its report Still playing the Shell Game. The report identifies four…
SOMO is co-organising two debates (in Dutch) in the run-up to the Dutch elections on 17 March. Het Grote Buitenlanddebat – 24 February During the “Grote Buitenlanddebat”, candidate MPs will debate the role of the…
Mass adoption of electric vehicles is widely seen by governments and businesses as a key element of the energy transition. But the soaring demand for batteries to propel these vehicles comes with devastating social and…
This week, members of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) will hold their annual conference and assess ongoing attempts to reform the controversial agreement. Amidst growing concerns that the ECT undermines urgent climate action, its corporate…
In order to meet the climate targets of the Paris Agreement and encourage more environmentally friendly investments, a new EU law establishes clear EU definitions of what ‘green’ actually is. This EU Taxonomy Regulation wants…
The Port of Rotterdam wants to become CO2 neutral in the Netherlands but invests in fossil energy projects abroad. Publication / February 11, 2020 The far-reaching tentacles of the Port of Rotterdam The Port of…
Together with 51 other organizations, SOMO signed a statement on climate change in support of the climate strike on Friday 27 September.
SOMO is taking part in the climate strike and is therefore closing its doors on Friday 27 September. We hereby join the young climate strikers on the street who demand an end to the era…
Several organisations, including SOMO, have urged the Dutch Minister of Justice and Security, Mr. Grapperhaus, to avoid seeking a (potential) settlement with Shell in what could be the largest corruption case ever in the oil…
