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...
Climate report greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands 1990-2002
This report, that is compiled annually by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) of RIVM in cooperation with TNO, Novem, AOO and Statistics Netherlands (CBS), has been produced to...
New Article : Modeling the fate of nitrogen from global point and nonpoint sources
In a new publication in Global Biogeochemical Cycles a new component of the IMAGE model is presented: a global model that describes the fate of nitrogen from point and nonpoint sources in the...
The effects of climate change on nature cannot be ignored. Territories of plants and animals are moving to the north, birds start breeding earlier and food chains are being disturbed.
Assessment methods support the EU in moving towards sustainable development
A workshop in Rome at the end of September will discuss ways of improving current methods for assessing sustainable development in Europe and thus strengthening governance in this area. The...
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands have increased 4% since 1990
This increase in the 1990-2001 period is mainly due to an increase of CO2 emissions of 13%. In contrast, emissions of other greenhouse gases decreased. Methane and nitrous oxide emissions decreased by...
The Nature Balance provides the Dutch government with information on the current state of the natural environment and landscape in The Netherlands, as welle as on the progress of nature policy...
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands increased 3% in the last 10 years
In 2000, total emissions of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands increased by about 3% relative to 1990. This increase would be a half per cent less when comparing temperature-corrected emissions.
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