Accounting for environmental damage by material production and use
The environmental damage related to the production and use of materials is one of the main motives behind the wide interest in the transition to a circular economy. This study investigates the…
This paper in the Spring 2020 ifo DICE Report on carbon pricing discusses lessons that other regions could learn from European Union’s effort to implement carbon pricing through EU Emission Trading…
Drivers of declining CO2 emissions in 18 developed economies
Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from fossil fuels and industry increased by 2.2% per year on average between 2005 and 2015. Global emissions need to peak and decline rapidly to limit…
Analyse van het voorstel voor hoofdlijnen van het klimaatakkoord
Op 10 juli 2018 is het Voorstel voor Hoofdlijnen van het Klimaatakkoord (VHKA) gepresenteerd. De voorzitter van het Klimaatberaad, Ed Nijpels, heeft het PBL gevraagd om te analyseren welke effecten…
Reducing global GHG emissions by replicating successful sector examples: the ‘good practice policies’ scenario
This article shows the potential impact on global greenhous gas (GHG) emissions in 2030, if all countries were to implement sectoral climate policies similar to successful examples already implemented…
Greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030
A greenhouse gas reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels for 2030 for the European Union, to be achieved within Europe, would not necessarily be sufficient for achieving the target of limiting…
Het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL) presenteerde op 24 september 2012 de tweede Balans van de Leefomgeving. Demissionair minister Schultz van Haegen van het ministerie van Infrastructuur en…
Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving
