D66 leader Sigrid Kaag consulting with region on plans South Holland

‘The energy transition in the port of Rotterdam is a national task, one of the biggest the Netherlands is currently facing,’ Allard Castelein of the port of Rotterdam says. ‘The South Holland region has to cope with lagging growth. We make huge investments in addressing our social challenges. We can and want to realise 40% of the Dutch CO2 reduction in the port before 2030, but it’s a national task; we cannot go it alone. We really need the State to join us.’

‘D66 is a staunch advocate of innovative entrepreneurship. The party focuses on energy transition, a circular economy, and good digital preconditions for entrepreneurs. South Holland would like to cooperate with D66 on these themes,’ Rinke Zonneveld says.

The Growth Agenda South Holland is a joint action and investment agenda, which will be launched in February 2021. The Growth Agenda is intended for addressing the major national challenges. It has been calculated by the OECD, NEO Observatory, and Erasmus University Rotterdam. The Growth Agenda includes the following plans of the province of South Holland:

• Realising 40% of CO2 reduction in the Netherlands;
• Realising 25% of the Dutch housing development ambitions by the construction of 240,000 homes;
• Creating 120,000 additional jobs;
• Realising €24 billion in extra GDP for the Netherlands in ten years.