Towards a long-term European strategy on climate change policy
One of the key challenges facing European policymakers today is developing a politically credible and economically progressive post-2012 climate policy regime. Over the course of two workshops…
Nitrogen surface balances in intensive agricultural production systems in different world regions for the period 1970-2030
The results indicate that the overall system N recovery and fertilizer use efficiency slowly increased in the industrialized countries between 1970 and 1995, the values for developing countries have…
The Dutch Environmental Balance 2005 describes the Dutch state of the environment in 2005. It offers an evaluation of policy influences on the environment, including the barriers, opportunities and…
Sustainability outlook, findings in society and science
In 2004, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has published the National Sustainability Outlook. A summary of this report was presented on the conference of the European Society for…
ETC/ACC Street Emission Ceiling (SEC) exercise: phase 2 report
Traffic related air pollution is still one of the most pressing problems in urban areas. Evidence of the adverse health effects of fine particulate matter is continuously emerging and the fact that…
Immission targets for nutrients (N and P) in catchments and coastal zones: a North Sea assessment
Concern about the rising concentrations of nutrients and their adverse effects on freshwater, estuarine and marine organisms led to political action in 1970s and 1980s. Emission targets, aimed at…
Caps and Fences in Climate Change Policies, Trade-offs in shaping post-Kyoto
This report is a sequel to a previous study on the economic impacts of industrialized countries accepting a GHG emission target of 30% below 1990 emission levels by 2020. Its aim is to provide an…
Climate change and a European low-carbon energy system
This report presents an assessment of possible greenhouse gas emission reduction pathways made feasible by global action and a transition to a low-carbon energy system in Europe by 2030. It analyses…
Union dissolution, unemployment and moving out of homeownership
In most West-European countries, homeowners do not usually move out of owner-occupation unless there is an urgent need to do so. Union dissolution and unemployment are events urging a move out of…
Dutch dikes, and risk hikes; a thematic policy evaluation of risks of flooding in the Netherlands. Extended summary
Flood defences in the Netherlands are stronger than ever due to extensive improvement programs the past decades. However, flood risks have increased because the number of people and the economic…
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