Scientific Opinion addressing the state of the science on risk assessment of plant protection products for non-target arthropods
Following a request from the European Food Safety Authority, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues developed an opinion on the science to support the development of a risk…
The first Netherlands National Energy Outlook reveals that objectives for renewable energy and energy saving are not yet being met. The climate target for 2020, however, will be achieved. Employment…
Existing data and knowledge gaps about air-climate inter-linkages and way forwards for improvement
Over the past years progress has been made in understanding the linkage between air pollution with climate change. Using data available from current integrated assessment models and activities and…
Growing demand for natural resources in combination with climate change have put increasing pressure on nature. It's negative effects are most prominent in developing countries. The landscape approach…
De toenemende vraag naar natuurlijke hulpbronnen zorgt, in combinatie met klimaatverandering, voor stijgende druk op de natuur. Negatieve effecten hiervan zijn het meest prominent in…
Het effect van een exclusief hogere maximumsnelheid voor elektrische auto’s (EV’s) levert in vergelijking met het verbeteren van kenmerken als aanschafprijs, actieradius en oplaadtijden…
Options for the road freight sector to meet long term climate targets
The road freight sector is responsible for about a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport in the EU and for some 6% of total EU emissions. CO2 emissions are still rising, mainly due to…
Vehicle taxation has made new EU passenger vehicles more fuel-efficient
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…
Door autobelastingen zijn nieuwe personenauto’s in EU vaker zuinig
Door fiscale stimulering kiezen automobilisten in vijftien onderzochte EU-landen vaker voor een zuinige auto. De CO2-uitstoot per gereden kilometer van nieuwe personenauto’s is hierdoor in de periode…
Beyond Cockpit-ism: vier inzichten om het transformatie potentieel van de Sustainable Development Goals te versterken
De Sustainable Development Goals moeten verder gaan dan de cockpit van nationale overheden en internationale organisaties en ook ‘new agents of change’ aanspreken, zoals het bedrijfsleven, steden…