ChristenUnie (CU) sees the large-scale application of bio-raw materials as a solution to the many challenges facing society and agriculture.
“Producing bio-based raw materials is a beautiful and much-needed new branch with earning opportunities for our farmers and a major contribution from them to the climate challenge,” says MP Pieter Grinwis (CU). He makes proposals in a ten-point plan to ensure that 2035 percent of building materials in the Netherlands are of organic origin by 50. For insulation material this must be 100 percent.
With his plan, Grinwis wants to tackle the challenges surrounding climate, housing, agriculture, soil and water quality. The MP presented a plan on Tuesday to commit large-scale efforts to the production and use of bio-based raw materials. “By focusing on bio-based construction, housing construction can suddenly become an opportunity for the climate and agriculture.”
Traditionally, homes are built with concrete, brick, cement and glass wool. This is accompanied by high CO2 emissions. With 'bio-based building materials', CO2 is stored in those products. In this way, up to 6,4 megatons of CO2 can be saved per year just by building 75.000 new houses per year, says Grinwis.
New revenue model component
Growing these organic raw materials can also become a great new part of farmers' earning power. Grinwis: “The housing construction challenge is very large with 100.000 homes per year. Current housing construction puts heavy pressure on the climate. By using renewable materials, we can use this construction task to achieve significant climate gains.”
Grinwis points out that this is really about a complete transition for which funds must be released. “It is necessary that the minister makes this part of his package of additional measures that will come in the spring and reserves money for this from the climate fund. But if we succeed, we will do ourselves a great service in the prelude to a healthy climate, sufficient housing and future-proof agriculture.”
Source: Nieuweoogst.nl
Photo: Anne Paul Roukema
