Hoe is momenteel de kwaliteit van leven in de verschillende Nederlandse regio’s? Hoe groot zijn de verschillen tussen regio’s? En in welk opzicht kan de kwaliteit van leven voor de mensen in die regio…
Allocating planetary boundaries to large economies: Distributional consequences of alternative perspectives on distributive fairness
The planetary boundaries (PBs) framework proposes global quantitative precautionary limits for human perturbation of nine critical Earth system processes. Together they define a global safe operating…
Strong time dependence of ocean acidification mitigation by atmospheric carbon dioxide removal
In Paris in 2015, the global community agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 ∘ C, aiming at even 1.5 ∘ C. It is still uncertain whether these targets are sufficient to preserve marine…
Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere – the “global carbon budget” – is important to…
Integrated scenarios to support analysis of the food–energy–water nexus
The literature emphasizes the important relationships between the consumption and production of food, energy and water, and environmental challenges such as climate change and loss of biodiversity…
Scenario analysis for promoting clean cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa: Costs and benefits
Nearly 900 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa rely on traditional biomass (wood, charcoal, dung, or agricultural residues) for cooking. This has major health consequences, as inefficient and…
Evaluating the ecological realism of plant species distribution models with ecological indicator values
The authors evaluated the ecological realism of BioScore, a European scale species distribution model (SDM) of 1476 terrestrial vascular plant species. It is shown that the species niche optima of…
Analysing interactions among Sustainable Development Goals with Integrated Assessment Models
To achieve all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, it is necessary to understand how they interact with each other. Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) represent many human–environment…
Risico op vervoersarmoede onder huishoudens in Utrecht en Heerlen
Deze paper beschrijft een gezamenlijk onderzoek van het CBS en het PBL om een eerste aanzet van de indicator ‘risico op vervoersarmoede’ verder uit te werken en te verbeteren. Vervoersarmoede gaat…
In april 2019 bracht het PBL de studie ‘Oefenen met de Toekomst’ uit: 4 scenario’s voor 2049, uitgewerkt voor verstedelijking, mobiliteit en infrastructuur. De vier ontwikkelde scenario’s voor…
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