Quality of the Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment (IMAGE) judged by international Advisory Board. The recommendations and suggestions of the Advisory Board relate to (improvements in)…
Ecological Evaluation of Nature Conservation Schemes operated under the Stewardship Programme and Forestry Commission 2000-2006
The overall ecological quality of the natural environment in The Netherlands has improved, with exception of the agricultural areas. In order to improve the effect of Nature Conservation Schemes…
Evaluating transport infrastructure investments: the Dutch experience with a standardized approach
In many countries research plays an important role in the decision-making processes of infrastructure investments, since findings help decision-makers to assess and evaluate the impacts of new…
Assessment of the interaction between economic and physical growth
This report focuses on the question to what extent increased economic activity lead to increased activity in physical terms. The so-called "saturation hypothesis" assumes that with increasing GDP…
The role of carbon plantations in mitigating climate change: potentials and costs
A methodology is presented to construct supply curves and cost-supply curves for carbon plantations based on land-use scenarios from the Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment (IMAGE 2). A…
Multi-gas emission envelopes to meet greenhouse gas concentration targets
The aim of this study is to develop multi-gas emission envelopes (consistent sets of emission pathways) for the six greenhouse gases (GHGs) covered under the Kyoto Protocol (CO 2, CH 4, N 2O, HFCs…
An analysis of options for including international aviation and marine emissions in a post-2012 climate mitigation regime
Including international aviation and marine emissions in national/regional reduction targets is more cost-effective than excluding them, or regulating them via sector-specific policies. This is one of…
Cost-effective abatement options for improving air quality in the Netherlands
Research has indicated that more stringent European emission standards for heavy duty vehicles (EuroVI) are cost-effective compared to other measures to bring down the concentration of PM 10 and NO 2…
Closing the gap between science and policy on air pollution and health
Past and recent improvements in environmental quality, including air quality, are the result of weighing ecological, economic, and social interests in decision making. Despite this success, air…
Fine particles: from scientific uncertainty to policy strategy
Gaps in our knowledge should not be a reason for not making policy decisions. How can we define robust policy strategies, given the various uncertainties in the sources, exposure, and causes of health…
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