Trends in Global CO2 and Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 2021 Summary Report
In 2019, the growth in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (excluding those from land-use change) slowed down to 0.6%, reaching 51.7 gigatonnes of CO 2 equivalent (GtCO 2 eq. This revised growth…
Een spiegel van onze tijd is een uitsnede uit de vele columns die PBL-collega Pieter Boot de afgelopen jaren heeft geschreven voor de internetsite Energiepodium (en zijn voorgangers). Snedige…
Natuurinrichtingsmaatregelen kunnen de effecten van klimaatverandering op dagvlinders helpen verzachten
Veel dagvlinders zullen in toenemende mate last krijgen van klimaatverandering. Nieuw onderzoek wijst uit dat uitbreiden en verbinden van natuur de dagvlinders kan helpen bij het aanpassen aan een…
Nederland heeft de ambitie om in 2050 een volledig circulaire economie te realiseren. Deze notitie gaat in op de kansen en risico's van de daarbij horende transitie voor lage- en middeninkomenslanden…
Developing scenarios in the context of the Paris Agreement and application in the integrated assessment model IMAGE: A framework for bridging the policy-modelling divide
The framework presented in this study aims to provide insights into how climate policy is represented in integrated assessment models, responding to the call to link model scenarios with concepts used…
Addressing international impacts of the Dutch circular economy transition
The Netherlands has the ambition to achieve a fully circular economy by 2050. This policy brief discusses the risks and opportunities of the Dutch circular economy transition for low- and middle…
Using large ensembles of climate change mitigation scenarios for robust insights
As they gain new users, climate change mitigation scenarios are playing an increasing role in transitions to net zero. One promising practice is the analysis of scenario ensembles. Here we argue that…
The Role of Different Types of Actors In The Future of Sustainable Agriculture In a Dutch Peri-urban Area
Uptake of sustainable agricultural practices highly depends on the role of local actors and farm-level decision-making. Using a peri-urban case study in the Netherlands (Kromme Rijngebied), this…
Global biomass supply modeling for long-run management of the climate system
Bioenergy is projected to have a prominent, valuable, and maybe essential, role in climate management. However, there is significant variation in projected bioenergy deployment results, as well as…
Identifying Potential Clusters of Future Migration Associated With Water Stress in Africa
Water stress negatively affects rural livelihoods that depend on agriculture. In some contexts, this can influence migration decisions, especially in vulnerable regions with limited adaptive capacity…