PhD promotion Arthur Beusen: ‘Transport of nutrients from land to sea’
On 19 September PBL researcher Arthur Beusen obtained his PhD at the Utrecht University. His thesis is titled ‘Transport of nutrients from land to sea: Global modeling approaches and uncertainty...
Plans for low-carbon economy lack international orientation
Although energy markets are interlinked and energy companies operate internationally, European countries have a strong national focus in their climate and energy policies. Countries have little regard...
Benefits of nitrogen reductions in North Sea shipping exceed costs
Two studies have analysed the costs and benefits of creating a nitrogen emission control area in the North Sea and the English Channel. Such a control area requires new ships to emit 75 per cent less...
Roads from Rio+20: pathways to achieve global sustainability goals by 2050
Sufficient food for the entire world population while conserving biodiversity. Universal access to modern energy sources while limiting global climate change and air pollution. The report Roads from...
The conversion of the present European economy based on fossil fuels into a more bio-based economy will probably be restricted to about 10 per cent of final energy and feedstock consumption in 2030.
Resource Efficient Europe: many synergies, notorious exceptions
In many cases, resource efficiency in one area also helps to mitigate problems in another. For example, energy efficiency also saves water, and sustainable yield improvements also lead to a more...
Fertiliser surpluses are expected to increase, globally, over de next fifty years. This is mainly due to increases in livestock farming, the manure of which is causing ever increasing amounts of...
Policies to reduce acidification in the Netherlands justified
In the past, no unnecessary policy measures have been taken to reduce acidification (acid rain). Although the severity of acidification has declined because of policy implementation, acidification...
Global ecosystems heavily under pressure; the PBL identifies new strategies for the COP10 in Nagoya
The mere protection of valuable nature areas, although still necessary, will not be sufficient for reducing global biodiversity loss in the coming decades. To strongly reduce the rate of biodiversity...
The Netherlands will probably attain the EU air quality standards for fine particulate matter
It is likely that the air quality standards for PM2.5 will be met in time under current and proposed national and European policies, assuming average meteorological conditions. In 2015, the...