Decarbonising the critical sectors of aviation, shipping, road freight and industry to limit warming to 1.5–2°C
Limiting warming to well below 2°C requires rapid and complete decarbonisation of energy systems. We compare economy-wide modelling of 1.5°C and 2°C scenarios with sector-focused analyses of four…
Decarbonisation options for Large Volume Organic Chemical Production, Shell Pernis
This report on decarbonisation options for the chemical industry is part of the MIDDEN project (Manufacturing Industry Decarbonisation Data Exchange Network) initiated by PBL and TNO. The project aims…
The Implications of Brexit for UK and EU Regional Competitiveness
At the end of 2020, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union (Brexit). This will have certain major and different impacts on the competitive position of Dutch provinces and economic sectors…
Het aantal gerealiseerde flexwoningen blijft tot nu toe achter op de politieke ambities. Corporaties en ander initiatiefnemers geven aan dat plannen om tijdelijke woningen te realiseren soms vastlopen…
Grootschalige concentratie- en depositiekaarten Nederland
Het rapport Grootschalige concentratie- en depositiekaarten Nederland geeft jaarlijks de concentraties in de buitenlucht van onder andere stikstofdioxide en fijnstof in Nederland op kaarten weer. Ook…
Contextualizing local landscape initiatives in global change: A scenario study for the High Forest Zone, Ghana
Integrated landscape management (ILM) is increasingly considered as an approach to reconcile multiple, often conflicting, demands on a landscape scale. This research compared two sustainability…
Building obsolescence in the evolving city. Reframing property vacancy and abandonment in the light of urban dynamics and complexity
This conceptual article analyses how both policymakers and academics often discuss the state of buildings. Property vacancy and abandonment are generally approached statically, in an undifferentiated…
Op 17 maart 2021 vinden de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen plaats. De leefomgevingskwaliteit zal naar verwachting een van de onderwerpen zijn die in verkiezingsprogramma’s aandacht krijgen om potentiële…
Food is a basic necessity of life. Our food production does have a downside for the physical environment, such as biodiversity loss and climate change. By putting consumers and supply chains at the…
Projected material requirements for the global electricity infrastructure – generation, transmission and storage
We analyse how the global material stocks and flows related to the electricity sector may develop towards 2050. We focus on three electricity sub-systems, being generation, transmission and storage…
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