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…
Analysing the greenhouse gas emission reductions of the mitigation action plans by non-Annex I countries by 2020
As part of the Cancún Agreements, 45 non-Annex I countries (non-industrialised) have pledged mitigation action plans, of which 16 countries, including the seven major emitting countries, have…
Opening up the societal debate on climate engineering: how newspaper frames are changing
The use of climate engineering or geoengineering technologies to combat climate change has been a controversial topic, even in the scientific debate. In recent studies, it has been claimed that the…
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…
Op deze pagina vindt u de reactie van ir. Bart Strengers, klimaatonderzoeker bij het PBL en dr. Jan Wuite, glacioloog/geoloog en expert-reviewer IPCC, op een artikel van Rypke Zeilmakers dat is…
Climate and Energy Roadmaps towards 2050 in north-western Europe
Although energy markets are interlinked and energy companies operate internationally, European countries have a strong national focus in their climate and energy policies. Countries have little regard…
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