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Decarbonisation options for the Dutch polyolefins industry

This report on decarbonisation options for the Dutch Polyolefins industry is part of the MIDDEN project (Manufacturing Industry Decarbonisation Data Exchange Network) initiated by PBL and TNO. The…

Navigating rivers and deltas towards a sustainable future

The Geography of Future Water Challenges report showed that transboundary river basins, coastal zones and deltas are two of the global hotspot landscapes in the search for integrated solutions for the…

The Netherlands need a serious discussion on nuclear energy

Both Dutch and EU Climate policy goals are ambitious with climate neutrality (“no greenhouse gasses”) by 2050 as the ultimate target. Is this goal achievable without nuclear energy? Opening this…

Decarbonisation options for Large Volume Organic Chemicals Production, LyondellBasell Rotterdam

This report on decarbonisation options for Large Volume Organic Chemicals Production, LyondellBasell Rotterdam is part of the MIDDEN project (Manufacturing Industry Decarbonisation Data Exchange…

Realising the Urban Opportunity: Cities and the Post-2020 Biodiversity Governance

When it comes to ensuring a new deal for nature and people, cities have much to offer. Urban development and urban life are crucial in determining the nature and extent of biodiversity loss as well as…

OPERA: a New High-Resolution Energy System Model for Sector Integration Research

This article introduces and describes OPERA, a new technology-rich bottom-up energy system optimization model for the Netherlands. We give a detailed specification of OPERA’s underlying methodology…

Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply

Renewable energy resources, which depend on climate, may be susceptible to future climate change. Here we use climate and integrated assessment models to estimate this effect on key renewables. Future…

Urban development in Europe brought into view

The SUPER project (Sustainable urbanization and land-use Practices in European Regions) analysed land-use changes in Europe since 2000 and provided insight on how to enhance the sustainability of…

Decarbonisation options for the Dordrecht chemical cluster

This report on decarbonisation options for the Dordrecht chemical cluster is part of the MIDDEN project (Manufacturing Industry Decarbonisation Data Exchange Network) initiated by PBL and TNO. The…

The COVID-19 crisis and manufacturing: How should UK national and local industrial strategies respond?

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis, and related recession, represents one of the biggest shocks to the UK manufacturing ecosystem yet, and comes at a time when that ecosystem was already in a worrying…