A global analysis of future water deficit based on different allocation mechanisms
Freshwater scarcity is already an urgent problem in some areas, but may increase significantly in the future. To assess future developments, we need to understand how future population growth…
Most policies consist of mixes, new interventions being implemented on top of already existing policies. Whether this is a good idea or not is often unclear: evaluating policy mixes is difficult, and…
Potentieel en kosten klimaatneutrale gebouwde omgeving in de gemeente Utrecht
Het PBL heeft een verkenning uitgevoerd naar de warmte- en koudevoorziening van de gebouwde omgeving in de gemeente Utrecht die zo snel mogelijk klimaatneutraal wil worden. Zowel het potentieel van…
Interaction of consumer preferences and climate policies in the global transition to low-carbon vehicles
Burgeoning demands for mobility and private vehicle ownership undermine global efforts to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced vehicles powered by low-carbon sources of electricity…
Implications of eutrophication for biogeochemical processes in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China
Three Gorges Reservoir, the largest man-made lake in the Changjiang River traps a small fraction of the nitrogen (N) and dissolved silicate (DSi) inflows, and a larger fraction of P. This leads to…
Towards a safe operating space for the Netherlands
This policy brief discusses normative choices in setting national policy targets that are in line with SDG ambitions related to global environmental challenges. Based on scientific insights into…
Operationalising the concept of a safe operating space at the EU level – first steps and explorations
The Planetary Boundaries framework proposes quantitative limits for human perturbation of critical Earth System processes, defining a global ‘safe operating space’. The framework can help in…
Simulating the deep decarbonisation of residential heating for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C
Whole-economy scenarios for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C suggest that direct carbon emissions in the buildings sector should decrease to almost zero by 2050, but leave unanswered the question how…
Ontwikkeling luchtvaart en CO2-emissies in Nederland
Luchtvaart beïnvloedt de opwarming van de aarde door de emissies die plaatsvinden hoog in de lucht. De CO 2 -emissies van vliegtuigen die in Nederland hebben getankt zijn in 20 jaar met 33% gestegen…
Dit essay over de governance-opgave in de landbouw ontrafelt waarom de landbouw volhardt in schaalvergroting en intensivering en nauwelijks rekening lijkt te houden met de maatschappelijke roep om de…
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