Renewable energy resources, which depend on climate, may be susceptible to future climate change. Here we use climate and integrated assessment models to estimate this effect on key renewables. Future…
The COVID-19 crisis and manufacturing: How should UK national and local industrial strategies respond?
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis, and related recession, represents one of the biggest shocks to the UK manufacturing ecosystem yet, and comes at a time when that ecosystem was already in a worrying…
A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication
This article reviews climate change mitigation policies implemented in five major emitting economies: China, the European Union, India, Japan and the United States. It analyses their historical…
Integrating energy access, efficiency and renewable energy policies in sub-Saharan Africa: a model-based analysis
The role of energy in social and economic development is recognised by sustainable development goal 7 that targets three aspects of energy access: ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and…
Verzwaring lockdown raakt kwetsbare werkenden hard
De coronamaatregelen kunnen mensen belemmeren bij het uitvoeren van hun werk, maar niet iedereen wordt even hard geraakt. In dit artikel verkennen het PBL en RaboResearch welke groepen werkenden…
Controlling biodiversity impacts of future global hydropower reservoirs by strategic site selection
Further reservoir-based hydropower development can contribute to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) on affordable and clean energy, and climate action. However, hydropower…
An assessment of the performance of scenarios against historical global emissions for IPCC reports
Long-term emissions scenarios have served as the primary basis for assessing future climate change and response strategies. Therefore, it is important to regularly reassess the relevance of emissions…
Het mestbeleid met als doelen om de nitraatuitspoeling en ammoniakuitstoot te verminderen bestaat ruim dertig jaar. In de loop van de historie van de landbouw werd mest van een hoofdproduct van de…
An overview of the Energy Modeling Forum 33rd study: assessing large-scale global bioenergy deployment for managing climate change
Previous studies have projected a significant role for bioenergy in decarbonizing the global economy and helping realize international climate goals such as limiting global average warming to 2 ˚C or…
Regionale verschillen in werkzekerheid binnen Oost-Nederland
Starters en voormalig werklozen hebben niet in elke regio binnen Oost-Nederland evenveel kans op het (opnieuw) vinden en behouden van werk. In dit essay beschrijft het PBL deze regionale verschillen…
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