ICER 2021: Use of natural resources hardly declining in the Netherlands, stronger policy on circular economy is needed
Several trends in natural resource use are not moving in the right direction. Although the Dutch economy has become more efficient, the total amount of natural resources used has hardly changed since...
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...
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...
PhD thesis Jeroen Bastiaanssen on the role of transport in the labour market
On 13 November 2020, our PBL colleague Jeroen Bastiaanssen passed his PhD Viva, at the UK Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, on the role transport is playing in the labour market...
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...
Five global environmental assessments, one call for enhanced action
Increasing climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation are threatening the well-being of present and future generations. Current global policy efforts are insufficient to achieve the agreed...
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...
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