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The IMAGE Strategy Document 2022-2027

This document describes the new research and development strategy for the IMAGE Framework, for the 2022–2027 period, based on current and emerging research and policy questions. The document sets out…

Climate and Energy Outlook of the Netherlands 2023

This annual outlook is published as required under the Dutch Climate Act and is regarded as one of the accountability instruments of Dutch climate and energy policy.

Surface-Water Nitrate Exposure to World Populations Has Expanded and Intensified during 1970−2010

Excessive nitrate in surface waters deteriorates the water quality and threatens human health. Human activities have caused increased nitrate concentrations in global surface waters over the past 50…

UNEP Emissions Gap report 2023

As global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions break records, the latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the…

Greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios for major emitters

This report by NewClimate Institute, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) provides an overview of projected greenhouse…

Spatial and temporal patterns of nutrients and their environmental impacts from the agriculture sector in India

Since the launch of the Green Revolution (GR) in Indian agriculture in the 1960s, Indian food production has successfully become self-sufficient but this has also led to increasing soil nitrogen (N)…

Assessing the impact of international cooperative initiatives on biodiversity

Biodiversity conservation within the gamut of global environmental governance has gained significant traction over the past three decades. Many initiatives to meet global biodiversity conservation…

Identifying energy model fingerprints in mitigation scenarios

Energy models are used to study emissions mitigation pathways, such as those compatible with the Paris Agreement goals. These models vary in structure, objectives, parameterization and level of detail…

Water quality footprint of agricultural emissions of nitrogen, phosphorus and glyphosate associated with German bioeconomy

Fertiliser and pesticide application can cause extensive environmental damage. We use the water quality footprint to express nitrogen, phosphorus and glyphosate emissions from agriculture in volumes…

Policy Summary of The Geography of Future Water Challenges - Bending the Trend

Water is a critical resource, but our freshwater resources and water systems are under heavy pressure and hundreds of millions of people are at risk of having too little, too dirty or too much water…