'The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human…
Assessment of the environmental impacts and health benefits of a nitrogen emission control area in the North Sea
Two studies have analysed the costs and benefits of creating a nitrogen emission control area in the North Sea and the English Channel. Such a control area requires new ships to emit 75 percent less…
A synthesis of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion
This synthesis discusses the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from fossil-fuel combustion and cement production. While much is known about these emissions, there is still much that is unknown about…
Including CO2 implications of land occupation in LCAs-method and example for livestock products
Until recently, life cycle assessments (LCAs) have only addressed the direct greenhouse gas emissions along a process chain, but ignored the CO 2 emissions of landuse. However, for agricultural…
Once an outsider, always an outsider? The accessibility of the Dutch rural housing market among locals and non-locals
Are intended movers with a preference for rural living able to move to their preferred rural location? One of the most pressing questions in the rural gentrification literature is whether rural…
This report analyses how combinations of technological measures and changes in consumption patterns could contribute to achieving a set of sustainability objectives, taking into account the…
The representation of landscapes in global scale assessments of environmental change
Landscape ecology has provided valuable insights in the relations between spatial structure and the functioning of landscapes. However, in most global scale environmental assessments the…
Analysing the emission gap between pledged emission reductions under the Cancún Agreements and the 2 °C climate target
Since the climate negotiations in Copenhagen (2009), many countries have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. These pledges were 'anchored' in the 2010 Cancún Agreements. Since…
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands 1990-2010: National Inventory Report 2012
In 2010, total greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands increased by approximately 6%, compared to the 2009 emission level. This increase mainly resulted from increased fuel combustion related to…
Land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA: a global approach
Land use is a main driver of global biodiversity loss and its environmental relevance is widely recognized in research on life cycle assessment (LCA). The inherent spatial heterogeneity of…
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