It is now almost a cliché to refer to the ‘post-truth’ society, implying a knowledge crisis in science and society. But although this phenomenon is widely discussed, the question of what this means for theories, methods and practices of Integrated Assessment (IA) is yet to be...
A circular bioeconomy can dramatically rein in the fast-growing plastic sector’s climate, pollution, and resource consumption impacts. Under current policies, global plastic production will likely triple by the year 2100. Today, the plastic sector is responsible for almost 5%...
Since the Glasgow climate summit (COP26) governments have made little progress in terms of strengthening short term policies, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds. Last year all countries promised to strengthen their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) but NDCs...
The 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022. It will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. PBL Netherlands...
The land use sector can play a major role in achieving the binding EU target of climate neutrality by 2050. It has more potential for carbon sequestration than any other sector and is in fact already removing 7% of all EU emissions. To better assess the impact of future...
Many countries have made a commitment to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by or around 2050. If some sectors have residual emissions, these must be compensated for by removing CO2 from the air and storing it. This can be done, for example, through large-scale...
The world is looking for ways to navigate challenges, such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, food security and biodiversity loss, in order to safeguard current and future global well-being. These challenges are complex and deeply interrelated, which means coherent...
On 1 June 2022, the book ‘Keeping the World’s Environment under Review: An Intellectual History of the Global Environment Outlook’ will be launched. The event is organised by The Integrated Assessment Society (TIAS), together with PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment...
On May 16 PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency held a seminar to discuss the risks and opportunities of the Dutch circular economy transition for low- and middle-income countries.
According to the Global Land Outlook 2 up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded which directly affects half of humanity and threatens roughly half of global GDP (USD 44 trillion). If business as usual continued through 2050, the report projects additional degradation of an...
