Deforestation’s contribution to global CO2 emissions decreasing
Historically, emissions from deforestation were the dominant cause of increased CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. However, over the past decades, these emissions - although still considerable in...
Hot air not necessarily an obstacle for Copenhagen
In Copenhagen, one of three possible solutions could be found to the problem of surplus Russian and Ukrainian emission rights: (1) rich countries all agree to reduce more; (2) a more stringent target...
Reducing poverty while conserving biodiversity is possible on a local scale
Decision makers are faced with certain challenges when they explore ways of simultaneously achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the CBD 2010 targets for biodiversity conservation. Decreasing...
The increase in global greenhouse gas emissions needs to have turned into a decrease by around 2020, to reach a 2 °C target
A new PBL report gives an overview of the implications of the 2 °C target, by systematically presenting information along the causal chain of climate change. One element is that the increase in global...
Scientific insights UN climate panel still valid; risks need attention
Scientific insights into climate change that form the basis of the negotiations in Copenhagen are still valid. There are no grounds to doubt the conclusions in the IPCC report published in 2007. Since...
The Netherlands will probably attain the EU air quality standards for fine particulate matter
It is likely that the air quality standards for PM2.5 will be met in time under current and proposed national and European policies, assuming average meteorological conditions. In 2015, the...
The GISMO User Support System (GUSS) allows exploring human development dynamics, which have been used in the report: ‘Beyond 2015: Long-term development and the Millennium Development Goals’. These...
Reasoning back from 2050, specific strategic actions are identified for the EU in the coming five to ten years. Key factors in the analysis are the magnitude and inherent slow pace of change. The...
Averting global environmental problems is feasible and affordable
Current trends in fossil-fuel use and inefficient land use will lead to large global environmental problems with respect to climate change and biodiversity loss. Technical and economically feasible...
In many respects, the Netherlands is a prosperous country, where public health, average incomes and education levels all have increased considerably since the Second World War. People trust each other...
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