A circular economy offers opportunities for the European economy and can improve the environment as well as secure resource flows. The one-pager on circular economy is now available in English.
The mismatch between local voting behaviour and the local economic consequences of Brexit
Regions that voted to leave the European Union (EU) are more likely to feel the detrimental impact of Brexit on their economic development, as they rely more strongly on EU markets, according to a new...
What is your perspective on nature? Watch the videos
People relate to nature in several ways. In a series of videos, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency presents four perspectives on the future of nature in Europe: Strengthening Cultural...
New tool designed to help food industry set climate change targets
About 25% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are caused by the production and consumption of agricultural products. A new tool has been launched which enables agriculture and food companies and...
PBL contributes to European study on Transitions to a sustainable mobility system
Which changes are needed to move towards a more sustainable mobility system in Europe? A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) assesses the progress that European Union Member States are...
Income and energy efficiency projections key determinants of future CO2 emissions
To assess future climate change, it is important to have an understanding of future long-term emissions. Model-based scenarios are often used for this purpose. A new study published in ‘Nature Climate...
Survey shows: Europeans have a broad conception of nature
According to a recent survey, Europeans have a broad conception of nature. For them, anything from primeval forests, birds of prey and swamps, to forest plantations, garden plants and large crop...
In the Netherlands, the cost for society of land subsidence occurring in peatlands amounts to billions of euros. In urban areas the weak surface subsides under a physical load; up to 2050, the cost of...
Global decrease in coal burning leads to stalling of CO2 emissions in 2015
In 2015, after three years of slow growth, the growth of global CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel use and from steel and cement production was brought to a standstill. One of the main causes was the 2%...
Costs of 2 °C climate objective much higher than of achieving climate plans
Under the Paris Agreement, countries agreed to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to stay below 1.5 °C. Countries...
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