If climate action becomes urgent: the importance of response times for various climate strategies
Most deliberations on climate policy are based on a mitigation response that assumes a gradually increasing reduction over time. However, situations may occur where a more urgent response is needed. A…
Deep greenhouse gas emission reductions in Europe: Exploring different options
Most modelling studies that explore emission mitigation scenarios only look into least-cost emission pathways, induced by a carbon tax. This means that European policies targeting specific – sometimes…
Influence of travel behavior on global CO2 emissions
Travel demand is rising steeply and its contribution to global CO 2 emissions is increasing. Different studies have shown possible mitigation through technological options, but so far few studies have…
Human use of land has transformed ecosystem pattern and process across most of the terrestrial biosphere, a global change often described as historically recent and potentially catastrophic for both…
In opdracht van de Tweede Kamer heeft het PBL (Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving) een overzichtsstudie geschreven over de factoren en actoren die een rol spelen bij de totstandkoming van woningprijzen…
Regio’s denken verschillend over kansen voor middeninkomens
De staatssteunregeling (sinds 1-1-2011) verplicht woningcorporaties om minimaal negentig procent van de vrijkomende sociale huurwoningen toe te wijzen aan huishoudens met een laag inkomen. Er is veel…
The effects of adaptation and mitigation on coastal flood impacts during the 21st century
This paper studies the effects of mitigation and adaptation on coastal flood impacts. We focus on a scenario that stabilizes concentrations at 450 parts per million CO 2 -equivalent leading to 42 cm…
Reduction targets and abatement costs of developing countries resulting from global and developed countries’ reduction targets by 2050
The European Union (EU) has advocated an emission reduction target for developed countries of 80% to 95% below the 1990 level by 2050, and a global reduction target of 50%. Developing countries have…
Er doen verschillende theorieën de ronde over de financiële inschattingen die overheden maken rond locatie- en gebiedsontwikkeling. Door sommigen wordt gesteld dat overheden – met name bij grote…
Multimodale knooppunten staan volop in de belangstelling bij beleid en de verwachtingen zijn hoog gespannen. Echter, hoe mooi de toekomstbeelden ook zijn, recente ervaringen laten zien dat…