Quantifying the effectiveness of climate change mitigation through forest plantations and carbon sequestration with an integrated land-use model
Carbon sequestration in plantations can play an important role in mitigating the build-up of atmospheric CO 2 . The actual magnitude depends on natural and management factors, social barriers, and the…
In 2007, global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from fossil fuel use and cement production increased by 3.1%, which is less than the 3.5% increase in 2006. The emissions from China, with an…
The increased use and potential growth of biomass for energy has triggered a heated debate on the sustainability of those developments as biomass production is now also associated with increased…
This supporting document contains the result from the inventory phase of the biomass assessment of global biomass potentials and their links to food, water, biodiversity, energy demand and economy…
Learning and evaluation in Integrated Sustainability Assessment
This paper explains why learning, especially social learning, and evaluation are essential and integral parts of Integrated Sustainability Assessment (ISA). This is linked to the intent and purpose of…
Modelling the hydro-geochemistry of acid-sensitive catchments in Finland under atmospheric deposition and biomass harvesting scenarios
The dynamic hydro-geochemical Model of Acidification of Groundwater in Catchments (MAGIC) was used to predict the response of 163 Finnish lake catchments to historic and future atmospheric deposition…
Characterisation factors for greenhouse gases at a midpoint level including indirect effects based on calculations with the IMAGE model
The GWP values of this paper are a first attempt to provide a consistent set of GWP values for all direct and indirect greenhouse gases, including differences in GWP values per background scenario and…
The 2010 targets for biodiversity will not be reached under continuation of the present biodiversity policies. The absence of additional biodiversity policies could come at a considerable price…
Information toolkit for post-2012 climate policies
The Dutch Ministry of Environment (VROM) considered it useful to support the European Union in providing factual underpinning to strengthen its position in the negotiations on further commitments…
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
