The Netherlands in 2040: A country of regions - Spatial Outlook 2011
For many years spatial and transport planning has been a process of guiding and directing growth. Population, housing stock, jobs and kilometres travelled more or less continuously increased for…
Climate and Energy Roadmaps towards 2050 in north-western Europe
Although energy markets are interlinked and energy companies operate internationally, European countries have a strong national focus in their climate and energy policies. Countries have little regard…
Shifting Gear: Beyond Classical Mobility Policies and Urban Planning
The ‘big’ agenda for sustainable mobility is that of climate change and natural resources. Many options to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport have been identified, however…
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…
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…
Choices Outlined 2013-2017. The outlines of the election programmes
The CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency have analysed the election manifestos of 10 political parties in the book Keuzes in Kaart…
Weather-related disasters: past, present and future
Disasters such as floods, storms, heatwaves and droughts may have serious implications for human health and the economic development of countries. One of the main findings of this report is that…
Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) increased by 3% last year, reaching an all-time high of 34 billion tonnes in 2011. In China, average per capita CO 2 emissions increased by 9% to 7.2 tonnes…
The impact of surplus units from the first Kyoto period on achieving the reduction pledges of the Cancun Agreements
Countries with emission levels below their emission allowances have surplus Assigned Amount Units (AAUs) or other emission credits. Under the Kyoto Protocol, these surplus credits may effectively be…
Food security in sub-Saharan Africa: An explorative study
The agricultural production potential of sub-Saharan Africa would be sufficient to make the region food secure. Concerted and region-specific policies are needed to conserve and enhance the natural…
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