Doorgaan naar inhoud
CO₂ Performance Ladder
  • What is the Ladder
  • Certification
  • Procurement
  • Countries
    • Belgium
    • France
    • Germany
    • Ireland
    • Netherlands
    • Portugal
    • United Kingdom
  • Blog
  • EN
    PT DE FR
  • DUTCH SITE INTERNATIONAL SITE BELGIAN SITE

Blog, news and projects

( News )

Content types1
Topics0
Sort by
  • Date (descending)
  • Date (ascending)
Remove filters
  • News
18 July 2022

Deutsche Bahn: Solar cells between the railway tracks can generate as much electricity as five nuclear power plants

Deutsche Bahn’s railway network is 60,000 kilometres long, and the idea is to place solar panels in the spaces between the tracks, which would then generate solar energy. Using patented technology, solar panels made of silicone and aluminium are designed to be clamped over existing railway sleepers. The Bankset Energy…

  • News
18 July 2022

SKAO introduces the CO₂ Performance Ladder Project Impact Dashboard: PID

What is the Project Impact Dashboard (PID)? Tijmen: ‘It is a registration tool for projects that have been awarded a contract. In PID, a contractor can easily fill in all the components that are part of the registration of such a project. As a contractor, you are taken through the…

  • News
08 July 2022

Report on measure list CO₂ Performance Ladder: Strong increase in the generation of energy and the electrification of mobility and mobile equipment

Almost 1 in 5 organisations that have implemented the CO₂-Performance ladder now works with self-generation at business premises. For offices, this is now even 1 in 3. This growth has been rapid in recent years. Gijs Termeer, director at SKAO: “We also see that a CO₂ management system like the…

  • News
28 June 2022

The new Emissions Trading System ETS and the CO₂ Performance Ladder

In addition, the European Commission proposes to create a new separate ETS for fuels used in road transport and buildings. This will set rules for upstream suppliers of fuels from 2025, with a cap on emissions from 2026. Suppliers will be responsible for monitoring and reporting the amount of fuel…

  • News
26 April 2022

Power of procurement and the CO₂ Performance Ladder mentioned in IPCC report

Using the purchasing power of the government In the new report, attention is drawn to the large purchasing volume of governments and the possibility of using this for the required transition. Local, regional and national governments can use their purchasing power to create niche markets and stimulate demand for products…

  • News
25 April 2022

The EU sustainable taxonomy and the CO₂ Performance Ladder

The taxonomy currently covers 72 economic activities (including hard-to-reduce sectors such as cement, steel and aluminium), but this could be expanded. Transition and enabling activities can be assessed based on their emissions and whether they hinder the development of low-carbon alternatives. The use of the taxonomy will be…

  • News
17 March 2022

The Fit for 55 package and the CO₂ Performance Ladder

The package revises many EU directives, including rules on emissions trading and energy efficiency, tightens greenhouse gas reduction targets for each EU member state (the Netherlands for example will have to reduce by 48% instead of 36%). In addition, the EU is aiming for 40% renewable energy by…

  • News
10 March 2022

Europe is ready for the CO₂ Performance Ladder

On the basis of the research, SKAO has decided to explore the feasibility of implementing the CO2 Performance Ladder in more depth in 10 countries. Those countries are:  Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The research shows that GPP is…

  • News
08 March 2022

Advancing GPP and low carbon procurement in Europe: Insights

This is the challenge that the CO2 Performance Ladder was designed to address. Developed in the Netherlands in 2009 in the rail sector, it is now owned and managed by the Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement and Business, or SKAO. The CO2 Performance Ladder is an instrument that helps organizations…

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • 22
Logo van CO₂ Prestatieladder

An initiative of

Logo van SKAO

Zuilenstraat 7a
3512 NA Utrecht
+31 (0)30 711 6800

Directly to

  • Documents
  • Blog
  • FAQ
  • Costs
  • About SKAO
  • Contact
  • Dutch website

Follow us

Important pages

  • What is the ladder?
  • Certification
  • Procurement
  • Countries
  • Participants
  • Testimonials

Newsletter

Would you like to receive updates, project examples and information about the CO2 Performance Ladder every two months? Subscribe to our newsletter!

"*" indicates required fields

Langue

© 2025 CO₂ Performance Ladder
  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Sitemap
  • What is the Ladder
  • Certification
  • Procurement
  • Countries
    • Belgium
    • France
    • Germany
    • Ireland
    • Netherlands
    • Portugal
    • United Kingdom
  • Blog
  • EN
    PT DE FR
  • DUTCH SITE INTERNATIONAL SITE BELGIAN SITE

Receive newsletter?

Would you like to receive updates, project cases and news about the CO2 Performance Ladder every other month? Subscribe to our newsletter!

"*" indicates required fields

Taal
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}
This site is registered on wpml.org as a development site. Switch to a production site key to remove this banner.