Energy and Climate Change
PBL Netherlands EnvironmentalAssessment Agency
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
PBL Netherlands EnvironmentalAssessment Agency
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PBL provides research for Convention on Biological Diversity
The 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP15) will be held in the second half of 2022, calling for halting biodiversity loss and restoring nature, and to agree on a global policy framework that stimulates urgent and transformative action on biodiversity by governments and society towards 2030. Negotiations resumed in person in March 2022 in Geneva. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency contributes with knowledge and insights, for example, in scenarios on achieving biodiversity goals.
PBL Academy Lecture: Biodiversity from an integral perspective
How can we enhance nature to improve our physical environment and prevent biodiversity loss? During her PBL Academy Lecture, internationally renowned ecologist Sandra Díaz elaborated on the need for a transformative, integral approach: from local to global. Johan Osinga, director-general of the Dutch Ministery of Agricultural, Nature and Food Quality and Jolinda van der Endt, CEO at Bij12, translated her message into a policy perspective and implementation in practice, both in the Netherlands and in Europe.
Netherlands Climate and Energy Outlook 2020
The Climate and Energy Outlook (Klimaat- en Energieverkenning), as stipulated in the Dutch Climate Act, provides insight into the development of greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands, up to and including 2030.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global emission projections
This study assesses the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated recovery measures on emissions out to 2030 and global emission pathways towards meeting the Paris climate goals.
New GLOBIO website
PBL's global biodiversity model GLOBIO has a new website. GLOBIO can be used to quantify various policy-relevant dimensions of human-nature interactions.
The Geography of Future Water Challenges: the website
Water-related risks are increasing in many regions across the globe. Main drivers are rapid population growth and climate change. This storyboard aims to increase the awareness of the urgent need to tackle the challenges ahead.
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New framework of indicators for achieving Sustainable Development Goals fills gap
Topic: Sustainable Development
Looking back on the PBL Academy Lecture: Biodiversity from an integral perspective
Topic: Nature, landscapes and biodiversity
Global roll-out of successful policies may help limit global warming to well below 2 °C
Topic: Energie en energievoorziening
Climate target 2030 requires vigorous implementation of existing and new policy
Topic: Energie en energievoorziening