The Circular Economy: starting progress measurement
The report Circular Economy: starting progress measurement outlines a draft monitoring system for measuring the progress made in the transition towards a circular economy. This system is part of the...
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the Radboud University in Nijmegen have signed a formal partnership agreement to further strengthen their collaboration in biodiversity modelling.
Planetary Security Conference: From Analysis to Action
The third conference of the Planetary Security Initiative will take place on 12 and 13 December 2017, in The Hague, at the initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hans Mommaas, Director...
New Urban Agenda acknowledges the role of cities in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
The New Urban Agenda acknowledges the role of cities in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). A recent PBL analysis shows that local urban planning can be used for this...
Nature Energy article: ‘Open discussion of negative emissions is urgently needed’
At the moment, nearly all model-based scenarios that limit global warming to 2 °C or less use negative CO2 emission technologies (NETs), particularly bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)...
China’s green potential is large; firmer policies are needed
China’s envisaged green transition would help achieve environmental goals in China and globally. However, China could sharpen its ambition and rethink some options, to achieve its targets under the...
Biofuels could provide a third of global energy consumption for transport
Biofuels are promoted to help mitigate global climate change. However, their production can easily lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and other sources. A team...
Lunch seminar PBL Netherland Environmental Assessment Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subject: Reaching the SDGS through natural capital management,Data driven policy making: opportunities and challenges of linking natural capital accounting to the SDGsWhen: November 21, 2017, 12:00-14...
Launch Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation on COP23
The Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation (GCECA) is launched during the COP23 in Bonn. Since the start of the initiative, at the request of UN Environment and the Dutch Ministry of...
Deep emission reductions needed in 2030 for Paris Climate Agreement
By ratifying the Paris Climate Agreement, the Netherlands has committed to pursuing an ambitious climate policy. There are various methods for translating global targets into national policy...
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