Growth of 1.1% in global greenhouse gas emissions in 2019
In 2019, the second warmest year on record, and a year with 2.8% global economic growth, a half per cent below the annual average since 2012, the increase in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Green pandemic recovery essential to close climate action gap, says new UN report
A green pandemic recovery could cut up to 25% off predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to achieving the target of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change to keep global...
Climate and Energy Outlook 2020: achieving Urgenda reduction target 2020 is uncertain, Cabinet target for 2030 not yet in sight
It is the Dutch Cabinet's goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 49% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels — 34 percentage points of which are currently in sight. These are PBL Netherlands...
Long-term impact of COVID-19 on CO2 emissions dependent on ‘greenness’ of recovery packages
The COVID-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on socio-economic activities and energy use, and therefore on CO 2 emissions. For the short term, in the case of prolonged lockdowns worldwide until the...
Role of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage in achieving climate targets depends on timing
Large-scale implementation of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is often considered to be an important measure to reach the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement. A new study...
PBL study prelude for a biomass sustainability framework
Biomass will likely play an important role in a climate-neutral, circular economy. At the same time, there is ongoing public debate on biomass. Biomass use, in any case, needs to comply with clear...
Five years after the Paris Agreement: Large gap between promises and current implementation
Achieving the overall goals of the Paris Agreement will require a deep reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions, ideally by around 40%–50% by 2030. An international study involving modelling teams...
EU Emissions Trading System: effective and credible way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, PBL researchers conclude
Overall, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is an effective instrument for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In an article published today in the ifo DICE Report, researchers Herman...
In the scientific journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and Utrecht University are presenting a new meta-model for estimating the costs of...
Emissions: four times the work or one-third of the time to comply with the Paris Agreement
New synthesis shows what a wasted decade means for the climate pact made in Paris. New research shows that nations must now do much more and much faster to limit global warming to well below 2 °C, let...
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