Brief economic news of September 3, 2021
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – September 3, 2021
- The RIVM reports 2576 new corona infections on Friday. That is 230 less than Thursday.
- Greenhouse gas emissions were 25.4 percent lower last year than in 1990, meaning the Netherlands complies with the Urgenda ruling. This is partly due to the closure of a coal-fired power station, but also due to a long-term outage at a coal-fired power station in Rotterdam and a relatively high coal price, writes RTL News.
- PME, the pension fund for the metal and technology industry, is stopping investments in fossil fuels and investing the released money in renewable energy. According to the fund, which manages 62 billion euros, this is necessary due to climate change. On Thursday, the smaller pension fund Horeca en Catering also announced that it would stop investing in fossil fuels.
- AstraZeneca and the European Commission have reached a settlement over the delayed delivery of vaccines. The company promises to deliver 300 million vaccines after all, writes NU.nl.
- The Digital Trust Center (DTC) starts an Information Service that will actively approach companies in the event of serious cyber threats and vulnerabilities. As a trial, there will be a pilot, for which DTC is looking for 40 companies. The aim is to make companies more resilient to ransomware attacks, among other things.
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