Monitoring aerosol concentrations and optical thickness over Europe - PARMA final report
The comparison of Particulate Matter (PM) levels between EU member states is hampered by the diversity and quality of the surface network. In this study, MODIS satellite observations have been used to…
Interim Evaluation of the Policy Document On Sustainable Crop Protection
Crop protection methods in the Netherlands have become more sustainable since 1998 as a result of efforts made by growers. However, at the moment the environmental quality of surface waters does not…
Cost of Policy Inaction. Scoping study for DG Environment
The Cost of Policy Inaction (COPI) concept is the damage to the environment in the absence of measures to solve an environmental problem. According to a study into meaningful applications of COPI, the…
Societal cost-benefit analysis of the Dutch soil remediation operation
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency ‘Societal cost−benefit analysis for soil remediation operations in the Netherlands’, distinguishes four options for future investments. In the zero…
Common but differentiated convergence (CDC): a new conceptual approach to long-term climate policy
This new international climate mitigation regime eliminates two concerns often voiced in relation to gradually converging per-capita emissions. First, emission reduction obligations in advanced…
Tool use in integrated assessments - Integration and synthesis report for the SustainabilityA-Test project
Policy assessments can be improved by making better use of tools such as multi-criteria analysis and cost benefit analysis. Information about these tools is now available as website. This website also…
Long-Term Multi-Gas Scenarios to Stabilise Radiative Forcing
The costs of a climate policy strategy targeting all greenhouse gases are substantially lower than a strategy targeting energy-related CO 2 alone. This is one of the conclusions of a recent study by…
Uncertainty assessment of local NO2 concentrations derived from error-in-variable external drift kriging and its relationship to the 2010 air quality standard
Local NO 2 concentrations near Rotterdam (Netherlands) were assessed for the year 2010, focusing on the uncertainties and the changes in exceedance of European air quality standards.
Uncertainty assessment of local no2 concentrations
This paper shows how to predict future nitrogen dioxide concentrations and assess uncertainties inside and outside a large city. The error-in-variable kriging with external drift (KED) method, which…
The consequences of the European Soil Framework Directive for Dutch policy
The European Commission has made a proposal for a Framework Directive for soil protection. Many basic principles in this Directive link up with Dutch soil policy. The broad framework of the Directive…
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