Dealing with uncertainties in environmental burden of disease assessment
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) combine the number of people affected by disease or mortality in a population and the duration and severity of their condition into one number. The environmental…
In many respects, the Netherlands is a prosperous country, where public health, average incomes and education levels all have increased considerably since the Second World War. People trust each other…
The effect of agricultural trade liberalisation on land-use related greenhouse gas emissions
This study explores the effects of agricultural trade liberalisation and concomitant changes in agricultural areas and livestock production on greenhouse gas emissions using the coupled LEITAP–IMAGE…
Analysing comparable greenhouse gas mitigation efforts for Annex I countries
EU Heads of State and Government agreed in March 2007 that the EU will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 1990 levels by 2020 within an international post-2012 climate agreement…
Pledges and actions - A scenario analysis of mitigation costs and carbon market impacts for developed and developing countries
The current proposals for Copenhagen by the developed countries, including those by the United States, to reduce emissions do not yet suffice to limit global warming to a rise of 2 ˚C. This target has…
Development of a methodology for the assessment of global environmental impacts of traded goods and services
This report investigates methods for the assessment of global environmental impacts of traded goods and services. The report reviews and evaluates environmental accounting methodologies and specifies…
Ethics and public perception of climate change: exploring the Christian voices in the US public debate
Over the past few years, the issue of climate change has received an increasing amount of attention within religious communities in the United States and in the rest of the world. Recent initiatives…
Sharing the burden of financing adaptation to climate change
As global impacts of climate change become observable and more serious, and given that a large part of the impacts will be experienced in less developed countries and regions, the issue of…
The feasibility of meeting both the short-term and long-term targets of environmental policy is heavily influenced by the consequences of the current recession. In the short term, the environment will…
Current policies are delivering benefits for Dutch nature. The area devoted to nature conservation is increasing and the environmental and spatial conditions are improving. Nevertheless, the trends…
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