Dossier - October 17, 2018
Dossier: The Vision
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‘Banning meaty names for vegetarian foods gives off wrong impression’
- Kipstuckjes, soy yoghurt and veggie burger: meat and dairy names for vegetarian products are misleading and should be banned, says the Committee on... -
‘New law protects farmers against market forces’
- The European Parliament adopted a law in March which is aimed at protecting farmers and horticulturalists against unfair trade practices. Buyers will... -
‘Agricultural climate measures need business model’
- Last week, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) presented its analysis of the Climate Agreement. Simultaneously, WUR researcher Theun... -
‘Pulse trawlers have few options’
- The European Parliament has voted in favour of a ban on pulse trawling. If this goes through, there will be tough times ahead for Dutch fishing... -
‘No need for nuclear power to achieve climate goals’
- Should nuclear power make a comeback, as suggested by VVD party chair Klaas Dijkhoff in parliament this month? According to Niklas Höhne, special... -
We can achieve 1.5°C if we want to
- There is a lot to be done if we are to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in a... -
'Lot of battery eggs in pasta, bread and cakes'
- Battery cages aren’t allowed here for animal welfare reasons but increasing numbers of cheap battery eggs are being imported into Europe from... -
‘Stricter rules about labels are tricky for small businesses’
- Terms such as 'artisanal’ might be deceptive for consumers. The same goes for pictures of fruit on products that barely contain any fruit. The... -
‘Box tree moth is here to stay’
- The box tree moth caterpillar was not found in the Netherlands until a couple of years ago, but the greedy insect has since spread throughout the... -
‘The arguments for the ban on neonicotinoids are weak’
- From 1 January 2019, farmers will no longer be allowed to use the insecticides imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam – the neonicotinoids...