Carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere (CDR)—also known as 'negative emissions'—features prominently in most 2 °C scenarios and has been under increased scrutiny by scientists, citizens, and…
Fiscal Policy and CO2 Emissions of New Passenger Cars in the EU
Tax incentives have motivated motorists to opt for more fuel-efficient vehicles more often, in 15 of the studied EU Member States. CO 2 emissions from new passenger vehicles, per kilometre driven…
Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere – the “global carbon budget” – is important to…
Topsectoren en vergroening: een verkenning van groene ambities
Kan het topsectorenbeleid groener? Het denken hierover is in beweging, binnen én buiten het PBL. Het thema is urgent: in verschillende topsectoren is de milieudruk hoog tot zeer hoog. Met een breed…
Mondiale en regionale kosten van INDCs en van meer ambitieuze scenario’s
Dit rapport bevat inschattingen van de kosten om de zogenaamde INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions; de klimaatplannen die landen hebben ingediend naar aanloop van Parijs) te halen…
Global and regional abatement costs of INDCs and of enhanced action to levels well below 2 °C and 1.5 °C
Under the Paris Agreement, countries agreed to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. Current climate action plans would deliver half the…
Mogelijke economische gevolgen van herziening Europees emissiehandels-systeem voor Nederland en de EU
De voorstellen van de Europese Commissie voor herziening van het Europese emissiehandels-systeem brengen broeikasgasemissies verder naar beneden. Deze herziening brengt extra kosten met zich mee voor…
Although the target of 16% renewable energy by 2023, as set in the Dutch Energy Agreement, is within sight, the National Energy Outlook (NEV) 2016 shows that the target of 14% renewable energy by 2020…
Greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios for major emitting countries
This new report by NewClimate Institute, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) provides an overview of projected…
The world should increase its ambition to cut roughly a further quarter off predicted 2030 global greenhouse emissions and have any chance of minimizing dangerous climate change according to 2016…
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