Comparison of different climate regimes: the impact of broadening participation
Several studies have shown that international climate policy can only be effective and cost-efficient if all major emitting countries at some point of time participate in reducing greenhouse gas…
News in climate science and exploring boundaries : A Policy brief on developments since the IPCC AR4 report in 2007
The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report of 2007 (AR4), today, still offers a solid scientific base for climate policy-making. However, there are risks of climate change happening faster - or having more…
Compensating biodiversity loss on the global scale is possible, but has limited effect on the average global biodiversity, in terms of mean species abundance (MSA). Compensation on smaller scales…
Beoordeling zestien projecten in het kader van het Budget Nota Ruimte
Het kabinet heeft het Centraal Planbureau (CPB) en het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL) gevraagd ruim twintig projecten te toetsen in het kader van het Budget Nota Ruimte van 1 miljard euro. De…
Attainability of PM2.5 air quality standards, situation for the Netherlands in a European context
It is likely that the air quality standards for PM2.5 will be met in time under current and proposed national and European policies, assuming average meteorological conditions. In 2015, the…
The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) coordinates, at the request of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the global…
The importance of three centuries of land-use change for the global and regional terrestrial carbon cycle
Large amounts of carbon (C) have been released into the atmosphere over the past centuries. Less than half of this C stays in the atmosphere. The remainder is taken up by the oceans and terrestrial…
Waar houdt het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving zich op dit moment mee bezig? Op deze pagina krijgt u in 22 posters een goede indruk van de actuele beleidsthemas waarover het PBL recent heeft…
Challenges in integrating the concept of ecosystem services and values in landscape planning, management and decision making
Despite the growing body of literature on ecosystem services, still many challenges remain to structurally integrate ecosystem services in landscape planning, management and design. This paper…
Fossil Fuel Deposit Fires; Occurrence Inventory, design and assessment of Instrumental Options
This project brings together existing knowledge on the problem of combustion of in-situ fossil-fuel deposits, in particular coal occurrences. It links the physical properties of coal and its…
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