Publications

Before implementing the second European directive, the member states of the European Union should assess the air quality for carbon monoxide and benzene in their countries.

RIVM offers a report evaluating the President's proposal to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the US economy by 18 per cent between 2002 and 2012. This policy target can be regarded as being very…

One of the main causes of the low efficiency in nitrogen (N) use by crops is the volatilization of ammonia (NH 3 ) from fertilizers. Information taken from 1667 NH 3 volatilization measurements…

Special report for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This report documents the 2002 Netherlands' annual submission of its greenhouse gas emission inventory in accordance with the United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the…

Never before in history was the interaction between people and their natural environment as complex and problematic as it is today.

Recently, RIVM has calculated the consequences of the Marrakesh Accords. This report updates RIVM's earlier report "Evaluating the Bonn Agreement and some key issues" by incorporating the impacts…

Specific energy use by trains is generally based on aggregated data on energy use and transport volume (top-down method). However, in order to determine specific energy use for new rail concepts or to…

The rapidly increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases may lead to significant changes in regional and seasonal climate patterns. Such changes can strongly influence the diversity and…

Without US participation, the emission permit price is estimated to be low. Therefore, banking hot air by Russia and the Ukraine is of absolute importance for the development of a viable emissions…