Decarbonisation options for the Dutch aluminium industry
This report on decarbonisation options for the aluminium industry is part of the MIDDEN project (Manufacturing Industry Decarbonisation Data Exchange Network) initiated by PBL and ECN part of TNO. The…
On 8 April 2019, a Round Table was held in The Hague, for the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development and its Task Force on Green Urbanization and Environmental…
Understanding transition pathways by bridging modelling, transition and practice-based studies
This paper presents an introduction to and overview of the papers in this Special Issue of Technological Forecasting & Social Change on ‘Transition Pathways’ is presented. Each of these papers are an…
Archetype analysis in sustainability research: meanings, motivations, and evidence-based policy making
Based on a systematic review, a survey, and a workshop series, the authors provide a consolidated perspective on the core features and diverse meanings of archetype analysis in sustainability research…
Executive summary of nexus-relevant policies and recommendations for policy improvements
Democratic science, participation and support are fundamental pillars of successful policy making in a nexus context. They can help to avoid pitfalls such as conflicting or absent regulation…
In lijn met de klimaatafspraken van Parijs streeft de Nederlandse regering naar een reductie van de CO 2 -uitstoot met 49% in 2030. Daarnaast lanceerde de regering in 2016 het Rijksbrede programma…
In many countries, governments are looking for ways to change their economy into one that is circular, or to improve the level of resource efficiency (e.g. see the EU programme ‘Closing the loop’ or…
Limiting global-mean temperature increase to 1.5–2 °C could reduce the incidence and spatial spread of dengue fever in Latin America
The Paris Climate Agreement aims to hold global-mean temperature well below 2 °C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels. While it is recognized that there are benefits…
Langer zelfstandig wonen in een geschikte woonomgeving
Ouderen wonen tot op steeds hogere leeftijd zelfstandig, ook wanneer zij minder mobiel worden en meer behoefte krijgen aan zorg. Die omgeving is echter lang niet altijd geschikt om oud in te worden…
Hydropower dependency and climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: A nexus framework and evidence-based review
In sub-Saharan Africa, 160 million grid-connected electricity consumers live in countries where hydropower accounts for over 50% of total power supply. A warmer climate with more frequent and intense…
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