Long-Term Multi-Gas Scenarios to Stabilise Radiative Forcing
The costs of a climate policy strategy targeting all greenhouse gases are substantially lower than a strategy targeting energy-related CO 2 alone. This is one of the conclusions of a recent study by…
Uncertainty assessment of local no2 concentrations
This paper shows how to predict future nitrogen dioxide concentrations and assess uncertainties inside and outside a large city. The error-in-variable kriging with external drift (KED) method, which…
Uncertainty assessment of local NO2 concentrations derived from error-in-variable external drift kriging and its relationship to the 2010 air quality standard
Local NO 2 concentrations near Rotterdam (Netherlands) were assessed for the year 2010, focusing on the uncertainties and the changes in exceedance of European air quality standards.
The consequences of the European Soil Framework Directive for Dutch policy
The European Commission has made a proposal for a Framework Directive for soil protection. Many basic principles in this Directive link up with Dutch soil policy. The broad framework of the Directive…
This explanation of the official Netherlands emission data provides a clear view on applicability and verification of emission data. Improvements in methods, in documentation and in the completion of…
Country-dependent characterisation factors for acidification and terrestrial eutrophication on accumulated exceedance as an impact category indicator
In this study, accumulated exceedance was shown to be an appropriate category indicator in LCIA applications for the determination of site-dependent characterisation factors for acidification and…
Instrumentation of HFC-23 emission reduction from the production of HCFC-22
This report addresses the methodological aspects of inclusion of the reduction of HFC-23 byproduct emissions from new HCFC-22 production facilities under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the…
Assessing dangerous climate impacts for the Netherlands
In order to understand the urgency with which climate change needs to be controlled, it is important to realise the extent to which climate change can become dangerous for countries. The key question…
IPCC (2001) indicates that climate change will take place despite the mitigation strategies that are going to be implemented. This calls for adaptation strategies in order to reduce the vulnerability…
The future of vascular plant diversity under four global scenarios
Biodiversity is of crucial importance for ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Using quantitative projections of changes in land use and climate from the four Millennium Ecosystem Assessment…
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