Nitrogen leaching from natural ecosystems under global change: a modelling study
To study global nitrogen (N) leaching from natural ecosystems under changing N deposition, climate, and atmospheric CO 2 , we performed a factorial model experiment for the period 1901–2006 with the N…
Trends in global CO2 and total greenhouse gas emissions: 2017 report
CO 2 emissions and total global greenhouse gas emissions are reported for 2016. Total global greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase by about 0.5% in 2016, reaching 49.3 gigatonnes in CO 2…
Scenario’s voor milieu, natuur en ruimte gebruiken: een handreiking
In aanvulling op Scenario’s maken voor milieu, natuur en ruimte heeft het PBL (Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving) de handreiking Scenario’s voor milieu, natuur en ruimte gebruiken uitgebracht. Deze…
Global partnerships for inclusive and sustainable agricultural development
It is crucial that, over the next decades, substantial investments are made in agricultural productivity improvement and food security in the developing world. Public–private partnerships are to play…
Perspectives on the Future of Nature in Europe: Visualisation
During the development of the perspectives on European nature, for the Nature Outlook project, several visualisation techniques were combined: photographs, icons, thematic maps, artist impressions…
Dit artikel brengt de onzekerheidsmarges rond de regionale bevolkings- en huishoudensprognose van PBL/CBS in beeld en beschrijft kort welke methode daarvoor is gebruikt. Bij de regionale prognose van…
Innovating Spatial Planning in China: Dutch planning experience in view of China's challenges and opportunities
This study was carried out in the context of international cooperation in the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). The CCICED is an advisory board for…
The new urban agenda - Kansen voor inclusieve en groene verstedelijking
De New Urban Agenda van de Verenigde Naties erkent de rol voor steden in het bereiken van de duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelen van de Verenigde Naties. De declaratie erkent echter ook dat het steden in…
The new urban agenda - Opportunities for inclusive and green urbanisation
The United Nations New Urban Agenda recognises the role of cities in achieving its sustainable development goals. It, however, also acknowledges that cities in developing countries often lack the…
Open discussion of negative emissions is urgently needed
At the moment, nearly all model-based scenarios that limit global warming to 2 °C or less use negative CO 2 emission technologies (NETs), particularly bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS…