Controlling biodiversity impacts of future global hydropower reservoirs by strategic site selection
Further reservoir-based hydropower development can contribute to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) on affordable and clean energy, and climate action. However, hydropower…
An assessment of the performance of scenarios against historical global emissions for IPCC reports
Long-term emissions scenarios have served as the primary basis for assessing future climate change and response strategies. Therefore, it is important to regularly reassess the relevance of emissions…
Het mestbeleid met als doelen om de nitraatuitspoeling en ammoniakuitstoot te verminderen bestaat ruim dertig jaar. In de loop van de historie van de landbouw werd mest van een hoofdproduct van de…
An overview of the Energy Modeling Forum 33rd study: assessing large-scale global bioenergy deployment for managing climate change
Previous studies have projected a significant role for bioenergy in decarbonizing the global economy and helping realize international climate goals such as limiting global average warming to 2 ˚C or…
Regionale verschillen in werkzekerheid binnen Oost-Nederland
Starters en voormalig werklozen hebben niet in elke regio binnen Oost-Nederland evenveel kans op het (opnieuw) vinden en behouden van werk. In dit essay beschrijft het PBL deze regionale verschillen…
Theorising in urban and regional studies: negotiating generalisation and particularity
This open access paper is an introduction to an issue of CJRES (Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society), dedicated to the question of how, in urban and regional studies, one goes about…
Beleidsmakers, planners en ontwerpers hebben vaak moeite met de onzekerheid die inherent is aan langetermijnprocessen. In de studie Oefenen met de Toekomst (2019) heeft het PBL vier scenario’s…
Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework
Long-term global scenarios have underpinned research and assessment of global environmental change for four decades. Over the past ten years, the climate change research community has developed a…
Energy system transitions and low-carbon pathways in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU-28, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States
The Paris Agreement invited Parties to develop low-emission development strategies. This study presents national low-emission scenarios to inform such strategies for Australia, Brazil, Canada, China…
Corona tempert de groei van de mobiliteit, via de bevolkingsomvang, de economie en waarschijnlijk ook via het mobiliteitsgedrag. De mate waarin is echter onzeker. In deze two-pager die geschreven is…
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