New HCSS report: How can China and the Netherlands cooperate to accelerate the green transition?
What can the Netherlands and China learn from each other to drive the green transition? A new HCSS report by Fiona De Cuyper, Ardi Bouwers, and Laura Birkman compares how China and the Netherlands design and implement sustainability policy—and where cooperation can accelerate the green transition. The study identifies shared priorities, complementary strengths, and strategic opportunities across physical connectivity, environmental quality, and resilience, offering concrete recommendations for future Sino-Dutch collaboration.
Propelling Green Ambitions: Policy Cycles and Priorities in China and the Netherlands
How do China and the Netherlands translate their sustainability ambitions into policy and how can cooperation on the green transition be intensified? This new HCSS report compares the Dutch and Chinese approaches to green policymaking, revealing shared priorities across the domains of physical connectivity, environmental quality and human wellbeing, and resilience and adaptability. The study identifies how both countries can complement each other to accelerate the green transition, by focusing on pilot projects, knowledge exchange, and integrated spatial planning, among others.
HCSS & Clingendael ‘Dag van Progress’ 2025 | Europese Soevereiniteit en Kennis in Tijden van trans-Atlantische Spanning
Op 13 november 2025 organiseerden Instituut Clingendael en het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) ism de opdrachtgevende ministeries van Buitenlandse Zaken en Defensie de ‘Dag van Progress’. Tijdens deze besloten middag verkenden onderzoekers, beleidsmakers en strategische denkers de uitdagingen en kansen voor Europa in tijden van veranderende trans-Atlantische verhoudingen, en wat dit betekent voor Europa’s strategische autonomie, defensie-industrie en technologische weerbaarheid.
