Scientific Opinion addressing the state of the science on risk assessment of plant protection products for non-target arthropods
Following a request from the European Food Safety Authority, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues developed an opinion on the science to support the development of a risk…
The English translation of the ‘Balans van de Leefomgeving 2014’ (Assessment of the Human Environment 2014) is now available. It contains statistical information and analyses of recent developments in…
Long-term climate policy targets and implications for 2030
Countries, worldwide, have agreed that international efforts should be aimed at keeping the global mean temperature increase below 2 °C, compared to pre-industrial levels. In order to achieve the 2 °C…
Vraag naar verschillende ecosysteemdiensten neemt sneller toe dan aanbod
De Nederlandse samenleving maakt gebruik van verschillende goederen en diensten die ecosystemen leveren – de zogeheten ecosysteemdiensten. Door zichtbaar te maken wat de status en trends zijn van…
Reflections on coordination mechanisms for accommodating increasing amounts of wind and solar in the power market
European power markets are being confronted with an unprecedented transition process toward a low-carbon power system. The speed and complexity of this shift are raising serious challenges and…
De nieuwe Balans van de Leefomgeving 2014 is beschikbaar, boordevol statistieken en analyses van de recente ontwikkelingen in wonen, energie, mobiliteit, water, voedsel en natuur. Dit is de…
Geïntegreerde analyse van mondiale milieuproblemen op basis van IMAGE 3.0. Modeldocumentatie en toepassingen
Het IMAGE-model is ontwikkeld om te kunnen begrijpen hoe mondiale, langdurige milieu- en duurzaamheidsproblemen zich ontwikkelen als gevolg van menselijke activiteiten, inclusief economische…
Integrated Assessment of Global Environmental Change with IMAGE 3.0 - Model description and policy applications
The IMAGE integrated assessment modelling framework has been developed to understand how global, long-term environmental change and sustainability problems develop over time, driven by human…
Impact of fragmented emission reduction regimes on the energy market and on CO2-emissions related to land use
In recent years, an approach based on voluntary pledges by individual regions has attracted interest of policy-makers and consequently also climate policy research. In this paper, we analyze scenarios…
Scientific Opinion on good modelling practice in the context of mechanistic effect models for risk assessment of plant protection products
The EFSA Panel on Plant Protection Products and its Residues (PPR Panel) has developed a guidance document on good modelling practice. This guidance document is relevant to the evaluation of models to…