Greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios for major emitting countries: 2019 update
This report by NewClimate Institute, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) provides an overview of projected greenhouse…
Hoe is momenteel de kwaliteit van leven in de verschillende Nederlandse regio’s? Hoe groot zijn de verschillen tussen regio’s? En in welk opzicht kan de kwaliteit van leven voor de mensen in die regio…
Allocating planetary boundaries to large economies: Distributional consequences of alternative perspectives on distributive fairness
The planetary boundaries (PBs) framework proposes global quantitative precautionary limits for human perturbation of nine critical Earth system processes. Together they define a global safe operating…
Publieke belangen en de herziening van het gemeenschappelijk landbouwbeleid (GLB) in Nederland- een welvaartstheoretisch perspectief
Het Europese Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid (GLB) is een belangrijke publieke bron voor de financiering van het Nederlandse landbouwbeleid. Met de herziening van het GLB in 2021 krijgen de EU…
Assessment of biodiversity measurement approaches for business and financial institutions
Measurement of biodiversity performance by businesses and financial institutions is rapidly gaining attention. In parallel, there is a growing demand for more transparency in business performance with…
Decarbonisation options for the Dutch steel industry
This report on decarbonisation options for the Dutch steel industry is part of the MIDDEN project (Manufacturing Industry Decarbonisation Data Exchange Network) initiated by PBL and ECN part of TNO…
Strong time dependence of ocean acidification mitigation by atmospheric carbon dioxide removal
In Paris in 2015, the global community agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 ∘C, aiming at even 1.5 ∘C. It is still uncertain whether these targets are sufficient to preserve marine…
Trends in Global CO2 and Total Greenhouse Gas emissions. Summary of the 2019 Report
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have increased at an annual rate of 1.5%, over the last decade, with only a slight slowdown from 2014 to 2016. In 2018, the growth in global greenhouse gas…
Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere – the “global carbon budget” – is important to…
Increasing variety in response to decreasing biodiversity
Inaugural lecture by Rob Alkemade upon taking up the position of Special Professor of Global Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Modelling at Wageningen University & Research on 12 September 2019.
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