Port of Rotterdam Authority is publishing its integrated approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new climate transition plan.
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The new initiative not only concerns the emissions of the port itself, such as those from its own vessels, the energy it purchases and the travel movements of its employees, but it also relates to emissions from companies located in the port area and shipping within the Harbour Master’s management area.
This category represents a significant share of overall emissions. Although these emissions fall outside the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s direct control, the Authority has committed to reducing them as far as possible in line with Dutch climate targets. The climate transition plan outlines the measures intended to support this effort.
This initial version of the climate transition plan contains the targets and actions based on existing policy up to 2030, but with a view towards 2050.
The plan brings together all the efforts of the Port of Rotterdam Authority aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is aiming for climate neutrality in the port area by 2050. It is achieving this by investing in energy infrastructure, entering global partnerships, actively welcoming sustainable companies, and helping to make companies and the logistics sector more sustainable.
The speed of the energy and resource transition in the Port of Rotterdam depends on various factors and stakeholders.
The co-operation of the companies based in the port, the energy suppliers and the various authorities is crucial in this regard.
In its annual report, which will be published in March 2026, the Port of Rotterdam Authority will report on CO2 emissions from its own activities, from shipping and from the port and industrial complex (PIC) for 2025.
Every April, the Port Authority also publishes the most recent emission figures for companies in the port, based on emission figures published by the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEA).