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...
In their report ‘From Paris to Kunming - Enabling a carbon net zero and nature-positive financial sector’, the Sustainable Finance Lab, Utrecht University, at the request of PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, analysed the impact of the financial sector on...
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anet Weterings to the special chair Regional and Circular Economic Development. This chair is a joint initiative of the Faculty of Economics and Business, the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen and the...
Most of the biodiversity targets that were agreed on by the United Nations for 2020 have not been achieved, with the exception of a few, such as the area of protected land. This was concluded by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem...
In 2015, UN member states agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to pursue global sustainable development. They include combating poverty and hunger and promoting responsible consumption and production. Although a variety of scenarios have been developed to achieve...
How can we enhance nature to improve our physical environment and prevent biodiversity loss? During her PBL Academy Lecture, which took place on 15 November 2021, internationally renowned ecologist Sandra Díaz elaborated on the need for a transformative, integral approach;...
