PBL provides climate change research for UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
The 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022. It will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris...
Better policy design for sustainable land management
The land use sector can play a major role in achieving the binding EU target of climate neutrality by 2050. It has more potential for carbon sequestration than any other sector and is in fact already...
Achieving zero emissions in all sectors is a difficult task
Many countries have made a commitment to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by or around 2050. If some sectors have residual emissions, these must be compensated for by removing CO 2...
New framework of indicators for achieving Sustainable Development Goals fills gap
In 2015, UN member states agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to pursue global sustainable development. They include combating poverty and hunger and promoting responsible consumption...
Updated climate commitments fall short ahead of COP26 summit, but net-zero pledges could provide additional emissions reductions
New and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) only take an additional 7.5% off projected 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases. The latest emission reduction pledges for 2030 would result in...
PBL provides climate change research for UN Climate Conference (COP26)
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be held in Glasgow, from 31 October to 12 November 2021. It will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement...
A scoping study coordinated by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency shows that improved and integrated river basin management is essential for adequate adaptation to climate change. In...
Climate mitigation measures have mainly positive effects on achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Fast action is needed to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Many measures to mitigate climate change also relate to achieving other SDGs, with often...
Clear differences between countries regarding the time needed to achieve net-zero emissions
Over 100 countries and regions have recently formulated so-called net-zero emission targets. A crucial question is what the exact moment of net-zero should be for different countries. This depends on...
Long-term climate change may have substantial impacts on local renewable energy supply
Renewable energy resources may be sensitive to climate change. With their increasing share in world primary energy supply (possibly over 30% in 2030), the question whether this makes the future energy...
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
