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...
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...
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...
The 1.5°C target can also be met using less negative emissions
The objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement can be attained with fewer negative emissions than shown in the majority of analyses. A greater focus on lifestyle change, increased use of renewable...
Models show how to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C
New model-based scenarios show that that there are ways to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C instead of 2.0˚C by 2100. In a research paper published in Nature Climate Change, researchers, among...
China’s green potential is large; firmer policies are needed
China’s envisaged green transition would help achieve environmental goals in China and globally. However, China could sharpen its ambition and rethink some options, to achieve its targets under the...
Biofuels could provide a third of global energy consumption for transport
Biofuels are promoted to help mitigate global climate change. However, their production can easily lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and other sources. A team...
There are various pathways towards achieving the 1.5 degree Celsius target
There are several important factors that influence the size of the carbon budgets that are consistent with the ambition of the Paris Climate Agreement ‘to limit global temperature increase to well...
PhD promotion Mariësse van Sluisveld: 2°C through different lenses
On 4 July PBL researcher Mariësse van Sluisveld obtained her PhD at Utrecht University. The main conclusion of her research is that, in order to stay well below the 2°C climate objective, combining...
A new study finds that the greenhouse gas emissions that the world can emit in order to limit climate change to less than 2°C are severely limited, lending further urgency to the need to address...
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