EU targets for air quality, climate and energy, for 2030; greenhouse gases down by 43% at the cost of 0.4% of household income
With the implementation of the proposed EU policies on air quality, climate and energy, the greenhouse gas emission reduction level would further increase to 43%, compared to 1990 levels, involving...
Micronutrients: a looming concern for Sub-Saharan agriculture
A PBL study explores how a lack of soil micronutrients puts countries in Sub-Sahara Africa at risk. A range of metals and minerals is essential to sustainably increase agricultural production. Though...
Summary for policymakers of the IPBES assessment on scenarios and models of biodiversity and ecosystem services out now
The Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the IPBES (Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) scenarios and modelling assessment was launched on 25 August at the ScenNet...
PhD promotion: possibilities for integrated policy for air quality and climate change
Far-reaching climate policy usually goes hand in hand with less air pollution. These co-benefits could make it more attractive for countries like China and India to move towards a more efficient...
Biodiversity: further decline or bending the trend? A new animated film
What is happening to life on earth? What are the pressures affecting biological diversity globally, and what can be done to stop its decline? This short animated film brings you to the year 2050 and...
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...
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...
Through the new web dossier “Integral Nitrogen” MNP communicates its international publications and activities related to nitrogen. Nitrogen compounds (reactive nitrogen) are accumulating in the...