Bending the Rules: A Dutch Approach to Improving the Flexible Application of Environmental Standards

Abstract

Environmental standards should not be a hindrance for economically relevant projectsespecially in the fields of sustainability and green energy.

The future Dutch Environment and Planning Act in light of the ecosystem approach

“…This provision on experimental projects builds upon Article 2.4 of the Crisisand Recovery Act (which came into force in 2010) dealing with innovative projects (Verschuuren, 2010;De Graaf et al, 2013). The scope of the criterion used to designate experimental projects under the EPA is much wider (Tolsma and De Graaf, 2016).…”