The clean development mechanism (CDM) is an instrument yielding emission credits from projects in developing countries, that industrialised countries can use to comply with their emission targets, and…
This joint study of Wageningen University and Research Centre, Ecofys, Energy research Centre of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency concludes that not all the…
Environment for development - Policy Lessons from Global Environmental Assessments
Eight global assessments and outlooks in the field of environment and sustainable development, published in the last two years (2007-2008), have painted a concurrent picture of the world’s major…
Comparative impact assessment of child pneumonia interventions
The objective of this article is to compare the cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce pneumonia mortality through risk reduction, immunization and case management.
In this paper, we aim to contribute to the development and use of more formal notions of energy security, by providing an overview of available indicators for (long-term) security of supply and…
The estimated additional investment and financial flows needed for adaptation to climate change in developing countries up to 2030 could amount to many tens of billion US dollars per year.
New Study For Climate Modeling, Analyses, and Scenarios
The European Commission is funding the ENSEMBLES project, which aims to provide policy makers with information from the latest climate modeling, analyses, and scenarios. Currently, the most…
Meteorological variability in NO2 and PM10 concentrations in the Netherlands and its relation with EU limit values
The extent of the exceedance of the EU limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and particulate matter (PM 10 ) concentrations within the Netherlands is expected to decrease significantly, in the…
Global scale DAYCENT model analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation strategies for cropped soils
Conversion of native vegetation to cropland and intensification of agriculture typically result in increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (mainly N 2 O and CH 4 ) and more NO 3 leached below the…
Future oil price trends and volatility have a major impact on the economic attractiveness of distinct mitigation options and their mutual unit cost rankings. This report assesses the impact of…
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