Sustainable City
BIJ1 stands for a sustainable city. For us, this starts with tackling the port, the city's biggest polluter. The municipality is part owner of the Port Authority and therefore responsible for addressing this pollution.
We stand for fair policies. This means, for example, that the costs of sustainable living should not lead to higher rent prices. It means that we make funds available for families who don't turn on the heating because the energy bill would otherwise be too high. And it means that we will ensure that the metro, bus and tram are free.
BIJ1 will also work towards fewer cars in the districts. Instead, we will give priority to cyclists and pedestrians. We are also committed to providing a good life for animals and insects in the city, ensuring that outdoor spaces are green and healthy.
Finally, we also believe that everyone should be able to decide on these issues. Important decisions are taken together, at district committees and in the Citizens' Council. This is our contribution:
- Terminating the coal storage lease that the European Mass Transhipment Company (EMO) has with the Port Authority.
- Closing the Uniper and Engie coal power plants on the Maasvlakte.
- A ban on fossil fuel industry advertising in public spaces.
- Free bus, tram and metro in the city. The municipality will also urge the provincial government to provide free public transport in the region.
- Stop the NAM and the extraction of oil under Rotterdam-South.
- Stop the biofuels industry in the port. Biofuels do not contribute to a better climate and have serious consequences for forests in Southeast Asia.
- The Port of Rotterdam Authority must give the inhabitants of Rotterdam insight into its approach to pollution.
- The municipality will help employees in the fossil fuel industry find new jobs.
- A climate-neutral Rotterdam by 2030. We want to generate more solar and wind energy and will investigate the various alternatives.
- All new buildings must be climate neutral.
- All Rotterdam homes will have high-quality insulation by 2026. The costs for this should not lead to higher rent prices.
- Fighting energy poverty, now and in the future. For example, by reimbursing the costs households incur by switching to clean energy.
- Using the Citizen's Council to combat the climate crisis.
- We are also campaigning for the closure of Rotterdam Airport. Instead of pollution, we want a city park and social housing in the north of the city.
- More funding to give the various species of plants and animals in the city a good life. Residents must be able to contribute to the approach.
- More funding for residents who set up green initiatives, such as the Roof Park, the picking gardens and the Hef Park.
- Introducing a speed limit of 30km/h in the neighbourhoods. This will make the streets safer and the air cleaner.
- All busy streets will keep their bicycle lanes; these should not disappear, not even if there is a 30km/h speed limit for cars.
- We put a stop to the cutting down of healthy trees in Rotterdam.
- To ensure the conservation of nature and animal welfare, we also want to limit the number of large festivals in the city.
- BIJ1 welcomes the fireworks ban in the city, but insists on better enforcement.