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The global carbon budget 1959 - 2011

Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere is important to better understand the global…

Accessibility benefits of integrated land use and public transport policy plans in the Netherlands

In recent years integrated spatial and transport planning is receiving more attention in Dutch national policy making. Since 2008th the Dutch infrastructure investment programme was replaced with an…
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Scenarios as a tool for supporting policy-making for the Wadden Sea

The Wadden Sea area is a heavily-utilized coastal zone that requires a strategic long-term integrated vision that includes the flexibility to accommodate unexpected circumstances that result from…
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Assessing the Impact of Soil Degradation on Food Production

Continuing soil degradation is a threat to future food security. Nevertheless, current degradation assessments give divergent and unverified outcomes. A comprehensive approach is required for a better…
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The long-term relationship between land use and employment on industrial sites in the Netherlands

Popular forecasting models for long-term planning of industrial sites assume a strong linear relationship between employment and land use. New Dutch panel data for 1997 to 2008 were used to test this…
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Evaluation of the European Commission’s proposal to set aside emission allowances

A set-aside of CO 2 allowances would reduce the current oversupply in the European Emissions Trading System (ETS). This would result in temporary higher CO 2 prices. However, a literature study has…

Greenhouse gas emission reduction proposals and national climate policies of major economies

Since the climate negotiations that took place in Copenhagen, in 2009, many countries have submitted quantitative economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, proposals, and actions for…

The Emissions Gap Report 2012

Scaling up and accelerating action on climate change without delay will reduce the risk that keeping global average temperature rise below 2 °C becomes an unrealistic prospect. The Emissions Gap…

Ecological traits affect the response of tropical forest bird species to land-use intensity

Land-use change is one of the main drivers of current and likely future biodiversity loss. Therefore, understanding how species are affected by it is crucial to guide conservation decisions. Species…
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Conditions for green growth

Greening of the economy would contribute to strengthening its structure in the Netherlands, while also adding to the national budget. In this article, the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment…