Operationalizing the biodiversity Global Review to strengthen CBD effectiveness: priorities for COP17 and beyond
The adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity during COP15 in 2022 marked an important milestone for international biodiversity governance…
Promising climate progress from net-zero ambitions to the Paris Agreement goal
The Paris Agreement requires strong commitments from countries worldwide. Multiple studies have shown that the short-term contributions of countries, as communicated in the NDCs, fall short of…
New Global Climate Scenarios: Highest Emissions Scenario Revised
In a paper published in Geoscientific Model Development, a group of climate scientists led by Detlef van Vuuren describes a new set of global emissions scenarios that will form the basis for much…
Industry energy support and its interaction with EU ETS
European governments aim to help energy-intensive industries remain competitive while meeting climate targets. New research by the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) and the…
Future pathways to restore the ecological quality of global freshwater ecosystems
This is a background report of the study ‘Geography of future water challenges – Bending the trend’, which gives an overview of possible achievements of water-related measures within the SSP2 Baseline…
Enhancing regional resilience for energy price shocks: efficient gas use and upstream decarbonization
Resilience and competitiveness in relation to fossil energy dependencies is of increasing concern to industries and policy makers. We investigate to what extent the competitive position of industries…
Over the last decade, the values of water have received attention both on a global level and in the Netherlands. These values include the full range of functions, benefits, (dis-)services, and risks…
The many pathways of mining impacts on biodiversity
Mining is a significant driver of biodiversity loss, with impacts expected to escalate due to rising metal demand for the energy transition. However, global assessments of mining impacts are still in…
Staying on track: a bottom-up Paris-aligned pathway driven by COP initiatives
Voluntary climate initiatives have the potential to increase emission reductions and guide deeper, sustained reductions under the UNFCCC, but significant gaps remain in thematic coverage, ambition…
Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Grid Investments to Decarbonize the European Energy Supply
Europe aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through the electrification of fossil fuel-based energy demand and the large-scale deployment of renewable generation. Realizing these goals requires…
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