The first Netherlands National Energy Outlook reveals that objectives for renewable energy and energy saving are not yet being met. The climate target for 2020, however, will be achieved. Employment…
Existing data and knowledge gaps about air-climate inter-linkages and way forwards for improvement
Over the past years progress has been made in understanding the linkage between air pollution with climate change. Using data available from current integrated assessment models and activities and…
Growing demand for natural resources in combination with climate change have put increasing pressure on nature. It's negative effects are most prominent in developing countries. The landscape approach…
Options for the road freight sector to meet long term climate targets
The road freight sector is responsible for about a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport in the EU and for some 6% of total EU emissions. CO2 emissions are still rising, mainly due to…
Vehicle taxation has made new EU passenger vehicles more fuel-efficient
Tax incentives have motivated motorists to opt for more fuel-efficient vehicles more often, in 15 of the studied EU Member States. CO 2 emissions from new passenger vehicles, per kilometre driven…
Beyond Cockpit-ism: Four Insights to Enhance the Transformative Potential of the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals need to go beyond the cockpit and address not only governments, but also other potential agents of change such as business, cities, citizens and civil society.
Soil carbon sequestration is a climate stabilization wedge: Comments on Sommer and Bossio (2014)
Sommer and Bossio (2014) model the potential soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in agricultural soils (croplands and grasslands) during the next 87 years, concluding that this process cannot be…
To evaluate the appreciation of nature and landscape, PBL needs reliable models, data and indicators. As the application of existing models has some limitations, PBL requested for plans to develop a…
Global impacts of surface ozone changes on crop yields and land use
Exposure to surface ozone has detrimental impacts on vegetation and crop yields. In this study, we estimate ozone impacts on crop production and subsequent impacts on land use in the 2005–2050 period…
The impacts of climate change include, but are not limited to, increased heat stress, land loss due to sea level rise, and changes in agricultural productivity. These impacts have consequences for the…
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