Het PBL brengt tweejaarlijks de Balans van de Leefomgeving uit. Dit is een rapportage over de staat van milieu, natuur en ruimte. Daarnaast evalueert de Balans in hoeverre de leefomgevingskwaliteit…
Er is veel discussie over nut en noodzaak van de ‘Ladder voor duurzame verstedelijking’, het huidige instrument voor het nationale verstedelijkingsbeleid. In juni 2016 heeft de Minister van…
Similar estimates of temperature impacts on global wheat yield by three independent methods
The potential impact of global temperature change on global crop yield has recently been assessed with different methods. Here we show that grid-based and point-based simulations and statistical…
Dynamics in car ownership: the role of entry into parenthood
This study investigates the impact of entry into parenthood on changes in car ownership. If entry into parenthood affects changes in car ownership, then a delay in people’s entry into parenthood may…
De regionale bevolkings- en huishoudensprognose van 2016 geeft een toekomstbeeld van de ontwikkeling van de bevolking en het aantal huishoudens per gemeente. De prognose beslaat de periode 2015-2040.
The Shared Socio-economic Pathways: Trajectories for human development and global environmental change
Recently, a new set of scenarios has been developed called the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs). They represent a set of five different stories (containing both qualitative and quantitative…
The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions implications: An overview
This paper presents the overview of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) and their energy, land use, and emissions implications. The SSPs are part of a new scenario framework, established by the…
Het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu streeft in de Structuurvisie Infrastructuur en Ruimte (SVIR) naar een concurrerend, bereikbaar, leefbaar en veilig Nederland. Het PBL (Planbureau voor de…
Socio-economic impacts of low-carbon power generation portfolios: Strategies with and without CCS for the Netherlands
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) could be an interesting option to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands. This study compares a mitigation strategy for the Dutch power sector that…
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands, 1990–2014: National Inventory Report 2016
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands decreased in 2014 by approximately 4.1%, compared with those in 2013. This was mainly the result of a decrease in fuel consumption due to the mild…