The roads ahead: Narratives for shared socioeconomic pathways describing world futures in the 21st century
Long-term scenarios play an important role in research on global environmental change. The climate change research community is developing new scenarios integrating future changes in climate and…
The first Netherlands National Energy Outlook reveals that objectives for renewable energy and energy saving are not yet being met. The climate target for 2020, however, will be achieved. Employment…
Existing data and knowledge gaps about air-climate inter-linkages and way forwards for improvement
Over the past years progress has been made in understanding the linkage between air pollution with climate change. Using data available from current integrated assessment models and activities and…
Growing demand for natural resources in combination with climate change have put increasing pressure on nature. It's negative effects are most prominent in developing countries. The landscape approach…
De toenemende vraag naar natuurlijke hulpbronnen zorgt, in combinatie met klimaatverandering, voor stijgende druk op de natuur. Negatieve effecten hiervan zijn het meest prominent in…
Het effect van een exclusief hogere maximumsnelheid voor elektrische auto’s (EV’s) levert in vergelijking met het verbeteren van kenmerken als aanschafprijs, actieradius en oplaadtijden…
Vehicle taxation has made new EU passenger vehicles more fuel-efficient
Tax incentives have motivated motorists to opt for more fuel-efficient vehicles more often, in 15 of the studied EU Member States. CO 2 emissions from new passenger vehicles, per kilometre driven…
Door autobelastingen zijn nieuwe personenauto’s in EU vaker zuinig
Door fiscale stimulering kiezen automobilisten in vijftien onderzochte EU-landen vaker voor een zuinige auto. De CO2-uitstoot per gereden kilometer van nieuwe personenauto’s is hierdoor in de periode…
Options for the road freight sector to meet long term climate targets
The road freight sector is responsible for about a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport in the EU and for some 6% of total EU emissions. CO2 emissions are still rising, mainly due to…
Beyond Cockpit-ism: Four Insights to Enhance the Transformative Potential of the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals need to go beyond the cockpit and address not only governments, but also other potential agents of change such as business, cities, citizens and civil society.
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