A new scenario framework for climate change research: background, process, and future directions
The scientific community is developing new global, regional, and sectoral scenarios to facilitate interdisciplinary research and assessment to explore the range of possible future climates and related…
Using logged trees as a bioenergy source – replacing fossil fuel – carries the risk of first increasing CO 2 emissions before reducing them. It could in fact take up to 100 years before emissions…
Klimaateffecten door gebruik van hout voor bio-energie
Het kappen van bomen voor bio-energie – als vervanging van fossiele brandstoffen - brengt het risico met zich mee dat de uitstoot van CO 2 eerst vele jaren stijgt voordat deze daalt. Het kan wel 100…
Sensitivity analyses of the ESPON Climate framework, on the basis of the case study on flooding in the Netherlands
The ESPON Climate framework is a first attempt to develop a comprehensive methodology that integrates data and interrelations across a vast range of relevant fields in order to assess a pan-European…
Quantifying biodiversity impacts of climate change and bioenergy: the role of integrated global scenarios
The role of bioenergy in climate change mitigation is a topic of heated debate, as the demand for land may result in social and ecological conflicts. Biodiversity impacts are a key controversy, given…
Opties voor Europees klimaat- en energiebeleid na 2020
De Europese Unie streeft naar een 80% vermindering van de uitstoot van broeikasgassen in 2050. Om zo’n drastische vermindering te bereiken, moet de vernieuwing van het energiesysteem voortvarender…
EU policy options for climate and energy beyond 2020
The EU has set itself the ambition of an 80% reduction of greenhouse gases by 2050. Such a drastic reduction requires a much more vigorous renewal of the energy system. Setting a target for emission…
Aanpassing aan extreem weer: het identificeren van verschillende maatschappelijke perspectieven in Nederland
De intensiteit en het vóórkomen van extreme weersomstandigheden zullen naar verwachting veranderen door klimaatverandering. Deze verandering noopt tot adaptieve responsen op extreme gebeurtenissen…
Adaptation to extreme weather: identifying different societal perspectives in the Netherlands
The intensity and occurrence of extreme weather events are expected to change with climate change. This change necessitates adaptive responses to extreme events, which need to take into account…
The effects of adaptation and mitigation on coastal flood impacts during the 21st century
This paper studies the effects of mitigation and adaptation on coastal flood impacts. We focus on a scenario that stabilizes concentrations at 450 parts per million CO 2 -equivalent leading to 42 cm…
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