The population model PHOENIX provides a population user support system to explore, develop and analyze different demographic scenarios at various geographical aggregation levels (global, regional...
Safeguarding the ozone layer and the global climate system
After 20 years of protecting the ozone layer with a new generation of chemicals, governments are confronting the fact that these ozone-friendly substitutes for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) also happen...
Release of Synthesis Report Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth – such as fresh water, capture fisheries, air and water regulation, and the...
Outstanding Environmental Issues for Human Development
Nature and environment provide essential goods and services for human development. Human well-being and quality of life depend crucially on the quantity and quality of food, water, energy and...
Climate Change in the Netherlands: statistical relevant?
How significant are changes in weather conditions and weather extremes if we analyze climate conditions in the Netherlands from 1901 onwards? And what are the consequences now and in the near future...
MNP-RIVM geeft 'second opinion' op TNO-onderzoek naar luchtkwaliteit A27
Het MNP heeft een ‘second opinion’ gegeven op een TNO-onderzoek naar de luchtkwaliteit rond de A27 tussen Utrecht en Hilversum en de effecten van een plusstrook daarop. Het MNP schat de luchtkwaliteit...
New AIRNET reports on air pollution and risks to human health
AIRNET launched five new reports on air pollution and risks to human health at its third Annual Conference in Prague (October 21-23) to support the interface between research and (EU) policy. AIRNET...
Elucidation on the media coverage of "Outstanding Environmental Issues"
On Monday, 20 September, State Secretary Van Geel of the Dutch Ministry of the Environment presented the report "Outstanding Environmental Issues", published by the Netherlands Environmental...
Costs of climate policy less if developing countries join emissions trade
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) at the RIVM and the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) presented at 30th June the report entitled "How much does a 30% emission...