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...
National SDG targets require political decisions based on scientific knowledge on global limits, distributive fairness and footprints
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls on governments to translate the global ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national targets and policies. However, the 2030...
Achieving Paris climate targets requires a substantial reallocation of global investments
A new analysis shows that investments in low carbon energy and energy efficiency will need to markedly increase if the world is to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement’s aim of keeping global warming...
PBL session at Adaptation Futures 2018 in South Africa
Adaptation Futures is the world’s leading conference on climate change adaptation; this year, held from 18 to 21 June, in Cape Town, South Africa. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency is...
EU Green Week: leadership and collaboration key for achieving greener cities
On 21 May, the EU Green Week started in Utrecht, the Netherlands. At the request of the EU (DG Environment), the day was organised by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the city of...
The natural capital accounting (NCA) community is growing, both in terms of the amount of emerging evidence and the number of people, countries and organisations involved, as is shown in a joint...
Increasing water risks are a barrier to sustainable development
Where in the world will people’s lives be affected by water issues (i.e. where there is too much, too dirty or too little water) by the year 2050? What is the impact of the growing global population...
Professor Detlef van Vuuren, climate scientist at PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, has been awarded membership of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Van Vuuren...
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