Here, we present a novel methodology to provide an integrated assessment of the best strategies to abate NH3 from N applications to crops. Using scenario analyses, we assessed the potential of 11 mitigation measures to reduce NH3 volatilization while accounting for their side...
Biomass is an indispensable resource for a clean Dutch economy, as it is for that of many other countries. The organic material is used to replace fossil resources. This, for example, reduces resource use as well as CO2 emissions related to energy. This concept, however, is...
The share of raw material costs in the total costs for producers can be calculated using different methods. This note compares two of these methods; the energy and material costs and the basic raw material costs. The basic raw material costs are lower than the energy and...
This PhD thesis aims at laying some of the groundwork for a more systematic application of system dynamics in the field of housing policy research. It contains a comprehensive review of the available literature as well as four case studies.
Disasters such as floods, storms, heatwaves and droughts can have enormous implications for health, the environment and economic development. In this article, we address the question how climate change might have influenced the impact of weather-related disasters.
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands in 2012 decreased by approximately 1.7% compared to 2011. This decrease was mainly the result of a decrease in fuel combustion in the energy sector, due to an increase in imported electricity and in road transport. In 2012,...
A methodology to assess future development in patterns of vulnerability is presented which can support the assessment of global policies with regard to their impacts on specific vulnerabilities on the regional or local scale. Patterns of vulnerability, formalized by...
There are several options for a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transport, in the Netherlands, by 2050. In addition to efficiency improvements, new types of fuels, such as electricity, hydrogen and biofuel, also are important new energy carriers. Their...
Er zijn verschillende mogelijkheden om de uitstoot van broeikasgassen door de transportsector in Nederland met 60% te reduceren in 2050. Behalve het verbeteren van de efficiëntie, zijn nieuwe soorten brandstoffen zoals elektriciteit, waterstof en biobrandstoffen belangrijke...
De Europese Commissie heeft met de lancering van een groenboek een discussie gestart over het toekomstige Europese klimaat- en energiebeleid voor 2030. Indien de EU zijn broeikasgasemissies met 40% tussen 1990 en 2030 wil reduceren, dan zou Nederland zijn emissies met 40% tot...
