The Euro 5 proposal from the European Commission contains new emission requirements for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. This means that new diesel vehicles in these categories will be...
Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases may have more serious impact than previously believed, a major new scientific report commissioned by the UK government has said. It also finds deeper...
Europe feels the heat as climate change tops the list of environmental challenges
‘The European environment: state and outlook 2005’, a five year assessment across 31 countries, provides an overview of Europe’s environment and points to challenges of which climate change is just...
Aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme: A step forward in climate policy
The European Commission’s proposal of September 2005 to include the aviation sector in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) can be seen as a step forward in including the aviation sector in...
Consequences for the Netherlands of the EU thematic strategy on air pollution
On 21 September 2005 the European Commission presented a thematic strategy on air pollution and a proposal for a new air quality directive for the abatement of air pollution in the European Union (EU)...
Countries' historical responsibility for climate change
This paper analyses the impact of scientific uncertainties and of policy choices on the contribution of countries’ historical responsibility for climate change. This approach has been suggested in the...
Water for near half the world's population under threat at the roof of the world
The next few decades will see a large scale threat to water sources and biodiversity in the Himalayas and surrounding low lands. Nearly half of the world population depends on these water sources...
Global 2000 emissions: non-CO2-greenhouse gases now 4% higher
The trend since 1995 in global emissions of methane and nitrous oxide is about 4% higher than estimated previously using a much more aggregated method. However, the uncertainty in the emissions...
Effectiveness of the EU White paper 'European transport policy for 2010'
Modal shift proposals in the EU White paper are not an effective environmental policy. Pricing policy proposals in the White paper seem to be more effective, but progress in the implementation of...
Summary of Dutch Environmental Balance 2005 published
The Environmental Balance 2005 describes the Dutch state of the environment and also provides an evaluation of environmental policy measures. The pressure on the Dutch environment is presently higher...
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
