The rapidly increasing electricity demand and the expected increase in the contribution of variable renewable energy sources raise the need for looking at the characteristics of long-term demand…
Housing trajectories of EU-migrants in the Netherlands: Between quick emigration and shared living as temporary and permanent solution
Many European countries have witnessed new immigration patterns in the past two decades through the gradual enlargement of the European Union. While migration motives and labour market positions of EU…
Building climate resilience through nature-based solutions in Europe
The European Union (EU) has firmly positioned itself as a global leader in promoting and implementing nature-based solutions (NBS). In a recently published article, 13 authors from various European…
From COVID-19 to Green Recovery with natural capital accounting
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies, societies and livelihoods around the globe. To boost their economy and restore employment and economic activity, countries have announced huge spending…
Environmental trade-offs of direct air capture technologies in climate change mitigation toward 2100
Direct air capture (DAC) is critical for achieving stringent climate targets, yet the environmental implications of its large-scale deployment have not been evaluated in this context. Performing a…
Updated nationally determined contributions collectively raise ambition levels but need strengthening further to keep Paris goals within reach
By January 2022, 156 countries had submitted new or updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. This study analyses the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and…
Uncertain effectiveness of Miscanthus bioenergy expansion for climate change mitigation explored using land surface, agronomic and integrated assessment models
Large-scale bioenergy plays a key role in climate change mitigation scenarios, but its efficacy is uncertain. This study aims to quantify that uncertainty by contrasting the results of three different…
Targeted Green Recovery Measures in a Post-COVID-19 World Enable the Energy Transition
Despite the significant volume of fiscal recovery measures announced by countries to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, most recovery plans allocate a low percentage to green recovery. We present…
Natuurinrichtingsmaatregelen kunnen de effecten van klimaatverandering op dagvlinders helpen verzachten
Veel dagvlinders zullen in toenemende mate last krijgen van klimaatverandering. Nieuw onderzoek wijst uit dat uitbreiden en verbinden van natuur de dagvlinders kan helpen bij het aanpassen aan een…
Developing scenarios in the context of the Paris Agreement and application in the integrated assessment model IMAGE: A framework for bridging the policy-modelling divide
The framework presented in this study aims to provide insights into how climate policy is represented in integrated assessment models, responding to the call to link model scenarios with concepts used…
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