Ozone layer - climate change interactions. Influence on UV levels and UV related effects
Ozone in the atmosphere serves as a partially protective filter against the most harmful part of the solar UV-spectrum. Decreases in ozone lead to increases in ambient UV with a wide variety of…
Exploring post-Kyoto climate regimes for differentiation of commitments to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations
This report aims at exploring the implications of various international climate regimes for differentiating future commitments compatible with Article 2 of Climate Change Convention, i.e. stabilising…
Preliminary assessment of air quality for carbon monoxide and benzene in the Netherlands under EU legislation
Before implementing the second European directive, the member states of the European Union should assess the air quality for carbon monoxide and benzene in their countries.
Reference projections for greenhouse gases in the Netherlands: emission projections for 2001 - 2010
Results are presented of the project 'reference projection for energy and greenhouse gases' carried out by RIVM and ECN for the Ministries of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, and of…
Evaluatie van post-Kyoto klimaat regimes voor internationale lastenverdeling om de concentraties van broeikasgassen te stabiliseren
Een beschrijving is gemaakt van een analyse voor het (kwantitatief) verkennen van verschillende regimes voor internationale lastenverdeling voor het klimaatbeleid, in overeenstemming met…
Dit rapport beschrijft het deelmodel Verkeer en Vervoer (PIE-VeV) van het Platform voor Integrale Energie- en emissieverkenningen (PIE). PIE is door de doelgroep Energie ontwikkeld in nauwe…
RIVM offers a report evaluating the President's proposal to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the US economy by 18 per cent between 2002 and 2012. This policy target can be regarded as being very…
Evaluatie van het Climate Change Initiative van President Bush
Deze rapportage evalueert het Climate Change Initiative dat President Bush op 14 februari 2002 heeft gepresenteerd. Dit Initiatief beoogt de broeikasgasintensiteit van de Amerikaanse economie tussen…
Estimation of global NH3 volatilization loss from synthetic fertilizers and animal manure applied to arable lands and grasslands
One of the main causes of the low efficiency in nitrogen (N) use by crops is the volatilization of ammonia (NH 3 ) from fertilizers. Information taken from 1667 NH 3 volatilization measurements…
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