International mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change policy: An integrated assessment approach
What is the best strategy to reduce climate change (mitigation)? And what are the interactions between mitigation and adjusting to climate change (adaptation)? To answer these questions an integrated…
De economische kracht van de Noordvleugel van de Randstad
De Noordvleugel van de Randstad onderscheidt zich in economisch opzicht van de rest van Nederland door een hogere productiviteit(sgroei). In groei van de werkgelegenheid verschilt de Noordvleugel niet…
The Emissions Gap Report: Are the Copenhagen Accord Pledges Sufficient to Limit Global Warming to 2 °C or 1.5 °C?
It is estimated that, in order to have a likely chance (over 66%) of limiting global mean temperature increase to 2 °C, annual greenhouse gas emissions need to stay around 44 gigatonnes, by 2020. If…
Grootschalige stikstofdepositie in Nederland. Herkomst en ontwikkeling in de tijd
Het PBL heeft in samenwerking met het RIVM kaarten van de stikstofdepositie in Nederland gemaakt. Deze kaarten geven een beeld van de grootschalige stikstofdepositie, zowel voor 2009 als voor de…
Assessing 20th century climate–vegetation feedbacks of land-use change and natural vegetation dynamics
This study describes the coupling of the dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM), Lund–Potsdam–Jena Model for managed land (LPJmL), with the general circulation model (GCM), Simplified…
A quantitative minimax regret approach to climate change: Does discounting still matter?
Integrated assessment models have been widely used to inform policymakers about attractive climate response strategies. An important application of integrated assessment models is cost-benefit…
Policy research programme on particulate matter. Main results and policy consequences
Recent research has clarified a number of facts about particulate matter in the atmosphere and has overturned a number of assumptions. For example, it is now clear that a much greater proportion of…
De omgeving van infrastructuur. Beleving en waardering van de omgeving van de A12 en het spoortracé Den Haag-Arnhem.
De mate waarin mensen de omgeving van de infrastructuur waarderen, verschilt per gebruikersgroep. Bewoners, recreanten en treinreizigers zijn het meest tevreden met de omgeving van infrastructuur…
Acid rain. An analysis of thirty years of Dutch acidification policy
In the past, no unnecessary policy measures have been taken to reduce acidification (acid rain). Although the severity of acidification has declined because of policy implementation, acidification…