Natural capital accounting for mainstreaming biodiversity in public policy
The World Bank WAVES programme supports several countries with the development of natural capital accounts (NCAs). NCAs link natural capital to a country’s system of national accounts and can also be…
Trends in global CO2 and total greenhouse gas emissions: 2018 report
In 2017, the growth in global greenhouse gas emissions resumed at a rate of 1.3% per year, reaching 50.9 gigatonnes in CO 2 equivalent. This was mainly due to emissions of CO 2 and methane, which…
Planetary security: in search of drivers of violence and conflict. Part I: national-scale databases and reliability issues
The potential links between climate change, weather patterns, migration and conflict have received growing attention from scientists, media and global institutions over the last decade. This report…
Interactions between climate change mitigation and adaptation: The case of hydropower in Brazil
This paper performs a multi-model comparison to assess strategies for adaptation to climate change impacts in hydropower generation in Brazil under two Representative Concentration Pathways. The…
Nations must triple their efforts in order to achieve the 2 °C climate target, according to the 2018 edition of UNEP’s annual Emissions Gap Report. Although it is still possible to keep global warming…
Reflections on Transparency: expectations about transparency as an instrument to stimulate corporate social responsibility
Sustainability reporting can be an incentive for companies to improve their corporate social responsibility. EU guidelines on improving the transparency of company sustainability reports have recently…
Are the G20 economies making enough progress to meet their NDC targets?
Under the Paris Agreement, countries committed to a variety of climate actions, including post-2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. This study compares projected GHG emissions in the…
Interactions between social learning and technological learning in electric vehicle futures
The transition to electric vehicles is an important strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars. Modelling future pathways helps identify critical drivers and uncertainties…
Spatial modelling of participatory landscape scenarios
Spatially explicit modelling tools can be helpful in participatory scenario development with stakeholders fom multiple sectors. In a set of three casestudies by PBL and EcoAgriculture Partners, this…
Lessons learned from spatial planning in the Netherlands. In support of integrated landscape initiatives, globally.
Experiences with different government styles can provide lessons on choosing an optimal approach in other contexts and situations. This study illustrates the role of spatial planning in landscape…
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