Op basis van de klimaatafspraken in Parijs is er op termijn geen plaats meer voor kolen in de elektriciteitsvoorziening. Maar net als Nederland worstelen ook andere Europese landen met de toekomst van…
Landsgrenzen belemmeren nog altijd het functioneren van de arbeidsmarkt binnen Europa. Momenteel bekijken Nederlandse beleidsmakers in overleg met hun Belgische collega’s hoe grensoverschrijdend…
Simulated carbon emissions from land-use change are substantially enhanced by accounting for agricultural management
It is over three decades since a large terrestrial carbon sink ( S T ) was first reported. The magnitude of the net sink is now relatively well known, and its importance for dampening atmospheric CO 2…
Greenhouse gas emissions from current and enhanced policies of China until 2030: Can emissions peak before 2030?
In June 2015, China announced its post-2020 reduction targets, its central element being the intention to peak CO 2 emissions by 2030 or earlier. China has implemented several policies to reduce its…
Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere is important to better understand the global…
Na decennia van suburbanisatie en bevolkingsgroei lijken de (voormalige) groeikernen in een nieuwe demografische fase van hun bestaan te zijn gekomen. De meeste groeikernen groeien nauwelijks meer en…
Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions
To have a >50% chance of limiting warming below 2 °C, most recent scenarios from integrated assessment models (IAMs) require large-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies (NETs). These are…
Welvaart en Leefomgeving: vier beelden van de regionale ontwikkeling van Nederland tot 2050
De Randstad en andere stedelijke regio’s blijven groeien in de toekomst. In de studie 'Nederland in 2030-2050: twee referentiescenario’s - Toekomstverkenning Welvaart en Leefomgeving' (WLO) hebben het…
Raising the ambition level of INDCs allows for a smoother energy transition
This note presents preliminary calculations on the implications of the INDCs for the long-term international climate goal of keeping global temperature increase below 2 °C, compared to pre-industrial…
Implications of long-term scenarios for medium-term targets (2050)
If fast and substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is postponed further, there are fewer options available to stay below a 2 °C warming at the end of the century. Delayed action is likely…
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