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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ajit Niranjan, Europe environment correspondent

Success of Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV raises fears for Dutch climate policies

Geert Wilders
Geert Wilders’ PVV party wants to increase oil and gas extraction in the North Sea and stop more wind and solar farms being built. Photograph: Robin Utrecht/Shutterstock

The shocking success of Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV party in Dutch elections has left climate activists fearful of a drastic shift to fossil fuels and a rollback of climate policies if it manages to form a government.

Best known abroad for its rhetoric against Muslims, the PVV, which came first in Wednesday’s election but may struggle to find coalition partners, has taken a hard line on policies to stop the planet getting hotter.

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