Amsterdam tries to keep critical climate report secret: so-called 'greenest council in the Netherlands' gets a good slap in the face

Despite its green ideals, the city of Amsterdam is vulnerable to climate lawsuits. The capital itself asked law firm NautaDutilh to map out its legal responsibilities and vulnerabilities regarding sustainability. But now that the report is ready, the findings are so sensitive that the document has not been distributed outside the civil service. Well-informed sources around city hall told De Telegraaf.

The municipality of Amsterdam has had a critical report drawn up on its climate policy, but is keeping it quiet. At the request of the municipality, law firm NautaDutilh investigated the legal risks surrounding sustainability. The report shows that Amsterdam is vulnerable to climate lawsuits. However, the report has not been distributed outside the civil service. According to sources at city hall, it was the Legal Affairs department that decided…

The municipality has filed a report after a climate report was leaked. Climate alderman Zita Pels announced this in a letter to the municipal council. The alderman had wanted to publish the report at a later date, after she had discussed the content with the board, among other things. But now that the content of the report has ended up in De Telegraaf, Pels feels 'forced' to publish the content today. "This disrupts the regular decision-making p…

Heroic, determined, and never too shy to throw an annoying report in the back of a drawer, that's how we know the Municipality of Amsterdam again. The greenest council ever, of course a big supporter of climate lawsuits to correct policy and enforce sustainability, but damn it not now guys because it really isn't convenient. Brilliant piece about Mokum customs in the Telegraaf this morning: "Despite its green ideals, the Municipality of Amsterda…