Nations must triple efforts to reach 2°C target according to 2018 annual Emissions Gap report by UNEP. It is still possible to keep global warming below 2°C, but the technical feasibility of bridging...
Dutch policies for company transparency on sustainability performance need to be improved
According to a new EU directive on non-financial information, companies are accountable for how they deal with societal interests. The directive requires that companies publicly report on their...
Spatial modelling of participatory scenarios advances landscape stakeholder discussions on shared pathways supporting SDGs
Spatially explicit modelling tools can support participatory scenario development with stakeholders. This can be concluded from a set of casestudies in three different countries. The combined approach...
Solid progress in a marathon - How do new city, region, and business announcements from the Global Climate Action Summit measure up?
The 2018 Emissions Gap Report that will be released next week will feature the contribution of cities, regions, and business to bring the world closer in line with global climate goals. More than 5...
A ‘Paris moment’ for Biodiversity? How the Paris Agreement can provide insights for a new UN biodiversity strategy
Countries have failed to realise most of the internationally agreed biodiversity goals and targets, and biodiversity loss is expected to continue. Continuing business-as-usual practices is not an...
PBL Academy Lecture by Fatih Birol (International Energy Agency)
During his PBL Academy Lecture on 15 November 2018, dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, will present the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2018, describing the latest...
Regional net zero emission goals strongly depend on the allocation of negative emissions and effort-sharing
Scenarios in line with the Paris Agreement often show global net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (i.e. neutrality), for the second half of the century. A new PBL report shows that, for high-income...
With local action, major economies can get closer to meeting Paris climate targets
A new report finds that action by cities, states, regions and business can go a long way towards meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, but their actions alone are not enough to hold global...
Learn from the past and bring the Paris Climate Agreement goals closer within reach
The Talanoa Dialogue in the UNFCCC negotiations extends a broad invitation to share low-carbon stories on how to move from ‘where do want to go’ to ‘how do we get there’. The aim is to ratchet up...
Energy transition calls for a long-term strategy for the North Sea
A strong increase in the number of offshore wind farms outside the 12-mile zone means that room on the North Sea is becoming scarce. This calls for a strategy for the North Sea that runs up to 2050...