Air Pollution Policy in Europe: Quantifying the Interaction with Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change Policies
An analysis of several variants of EU’s air pollution policies for the year 2020 shows that that carbon prices will fall, but not more than 33%, although they could drop to zero when the EU agrees on…
Luchtbeleid in Europa: kwantitatieve analyse van de interactie met broeikasgas emissies en klimaatbeleid
De analyse van varianten van EU-luchtbeleid voor het jaar 2020 laat zien dat door luchtbeleid de CO 2 -prijs tot 33 procent lager wordt. Wanneer de EU besluit tot vergaande doelen voor terugdringen…
The role of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in achieving Annex I reduction pledges
Industrialized countries and economies in transition (Annex I Parties) may receive credits or debits from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) activities, contributing to achieving…
Regional population and household projections, 2011–2040: Marked regional differences
The regional population and household projections for 2011 to 2040 presents future developments in the population and number of households per municipality in the Netherlands. This article discusses…
Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem service supply, biodiversity, and habitat conservation status in Europe
In the European Union (EU) efforts to conserve biodiversity have been consistently directed towards the protection of habitats and species through the designation of protected areas under the Habitats…
Every four years, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) publishes a Nature Outlook under statutory obligation. This year, the Nature Outlook is published at a time of important…
Formalizing knowledge on international environmental regimes: a first step towards integrating political science in integrated assessments of global environmental change
International environmental regimes are considered key factors in dealing with global environmental change problems. It is important to understand if and how regimes are effective in tackling these…
Kennis formaliseren over internationale milieuregimes
Internationale milieuregimes worden als belangrijke factoren beschouwd in het omgaan met problemen bij mondiale milieuveranderingen. Om te begrijpen of en hoe regimes effectief zijn in de aanpak van…
Medio juni 2012 vond in Rio de Janeiro de ‘UN Conference on Sustainable Development’ oftewel de ‘Rio+20 conferentie’ plaats. Voorafgaande aan de conferentie publiceerde het Planbureau voor de…
Global Energy Assessment: wat is nodig voor mondiale energietransitie
Op 27 september 2012 werd in Den Haag de Global Energy Assessment (GEA) voor het Nederlands publiek gelanceerd. Honderden experts uit de hele wereld, waaronder zo’n twintig uit Nederland, hebben…
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