Trends in global CO2 and total greenhouse gas emissions: 2018 report
In 2017, the growth in global greenhouse gas emissions resumed at a rate of 1.3% per year, reaching 50.9 gigatonnes in CO 2 equivalent. This was mainly due to emissions of CO 2 and methane, which…
Integrated assessment of biomass supply and demand in climate change mitigation scenarios
Biomass is often seen as a key component of future energy systems as it can be used for heat and electricity production, as a transport fuel, and a feedstock for chemicals. Furthermore, it can be used…
Planetary security: in search of drivers of violence and conflict. Part I: national-scale databases and reliability issues
The potential links between climate change, weather patterns, migration and conflict have received growing attention from scientists, media and global institutions over the last decade. This report…
Uitstroom van ouderen uit de woningmarkt: een landsdekkende raming op basis van de WLO-Regionale ontwikkelingen en verstedelijking
Het PBL heeft een landsdekkende, regionale raming van de uitstroom van ouderen uit de woningmarkt gemaakt op basis van de vier scenario’s uit de WLO-regionale ontwikkelingen en verstedelijking…
Interactions between climate change mitigation and adaptation: The case of hydropower in Brazil
This paper performs a multi-model comparison to assess strategies for adaptation to climate change impacts in hydropower generation in Brazil under two Representative Concentration Pathways. The…
Nations must triple their efforts in order to achieve the 2 °C climate target, according to the 2018 edition of UNEP’s annual Emissions Gap Report. Although it is still possible to keep global warming…
Reflections on Transparency: expectations about transparency as an instrument to stimulate corporate social responsibility
Sustainability reporting can be an incentive for companies to improve their corporate social responsibility. EU guidelines on improving the transparency of company sustainability reports have recently…
Are the G20 economies making enough progress to meet their NDC targets?
Under the Paris Agreement, countries committed to a variety of climate actions, including post-2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. This study compares projected GHG emissions in the…
Interactions between social learning and technological learning in electric vehicle futures
The transition to electric vehicles is an important strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars. Modelling future pathways helps identify critical drivers and uncertainties…
De ene forens is de andere niet: een analyse van twee decennia woonwerkverplaatsingen
Deze paper beschrijft de veranderingen in het ruimtelijk patroon van het woon-werkverkeer in de afgelopen twintig jaar voor verschillende categorieën woon-werkverplaatsingen tussen gemeenten en binnen…
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