Dutch Courage

Coming out of a Covid-19 lockdown may not be perceived as great timing for it, but the Netherlands government is now compelled, by law, to reduce its carbon emissions by almost 10 megatons (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/04/climate-action-under-duress-how-dutch-were-forced-into-emissions-cuts). This represents a 25% reduction and can apparently largely be achieved by early retiring of coal-fired energy production. The government were forced into this by their supreme court up-holding an earlier ruling on a private prosecution by citizens concerned about their health and climate change. As so much is changing, now is as good a time as any the make reduce emissions. Hopefully, other countries will follow suite.