Reaching 2030 climate goal becomes extremely unlikely; extra policy with rapid effect is needed
It is extremely unlikely that the Netherlands will reach the legal climate goal of a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 2030. With current implemented policy (‘proposed and adopted’)...
Achieving global biodiversity goals makes a big difference for nature and people
By meeting the 2030 targets in the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) the world’s forest and other natural land would increase by 3 million km 2 (roughly the size of India) by 2050 compared to today...
Climate researcher who bridges different disciplines
Spinoza laureate Detlef van Vuuren: “May the future be not only sustainable, but also just” The “greenhouse accountant of the world,” Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant has called him. A deserved...
PBL: Updated spatial density dataset provides new insights into land use
What is the building density of your neighbourhood, how does it compare with those of other neighbourhoods, and how can territorial evidence about building densities contribute to the ambitions of the...
The importance of understanding differences in climate policy scenario outcomes
To understand the consequences of climate policies, scientists use scenarios to explore the future. These influential scenarios are based on complex models of the global energy system. Between these...
Sizeable global emission gap in 2050 remains for net-zero pledges
The Paris agreement implies that greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced significantly. To limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees, global CO 2-emissions must reach net-zero around 2050...
Promotion Timo Maas: Transforming relations between science, policy and society for sustainable futures?
On Thursday, November 9, Timo Maas, who works at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), received his PhD from Wageningen University (WUR). With his dissertation Transforming relations...
‘Fingerprints’ provide new insights into energy models
Climate policy is often based on complex energy models. A new paper in Nature Energy proposes ‘model fingerprints’ as a new method to better compare the behaviour of these models. These snapshots of...
Symposium Report: Reducing land take - examples from abroad
The European objective to achieve ‘No Net Land Take in 2050’ (NNLT) took spatial planners in the Netherlands by surprise. Other member states, however, have been actively trying to reduce their urban...
Net zero targets require implementation to meet climate goals
Without further implementation net zero targets will not deliver their intended climate mitigation. Many countries have promised to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to almost zero around mid-century...
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