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Plans for low-carbon economy lack international orientation
Newsitem | 17-10-2012
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 for the impact of their national policy measures ... read more
Ambitious set of sustainability targets can be met
Newsitem | 06-06-2012
'The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human wellbeing. However, meeting an ambitious set of sustainability ... read more
Roads from Rio+20: pathways to achieve global sustainability goals by 2050
Newsitem | 15-05-2012
Sufficient food for the entire world population while conserving biodiversity. Universal access to modern energy sources while limiting global climate change and air pollution. The report Roads from Rio+20 shows that the potential exists for achieving ... read more
Environmental policy needs more decisive action
Newsitem | 15-03-2012
Based on joint modelling by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency the Environmental Outlook to 2050 looks ahead to the year 2050 to ascertain what demographic and economic ... read more
Sustainability of biomass in a bio-based economy
Newsitem | 09-02-2012
The conversion of the present European economy based on fossil fuels into a more bio-based economy will probably be restricted to about 10 per cent of final energy and feedstock consumption in 2030.
... read moreResource Efficient Europe: many synergies, notorious exceptions
Newsitem | 12-12-2011
In many cases, resource efficiency in one area also helps to mitigate problems in another. For example, energy efficiency also saves water, and sustainable yield improvements also lead to a more efficient use of agricultural land. This may help to ... read more
More innovation, better education and a greener economy are required to maintain prosperity
Newsitem | 15-09-2011
Quality of life is high in the Netherlands compared to other European countries, but it seems impossible to retain this level of prosperity, in the long run. More innovation, better education and a greener economy are required to maintain prosperity, ... read more
Environment and poverty require a global perspective
Newsitem | 16-06-2011
Climate change, overexploitation of fish stocks, land erosion and resource scarcities are examples of environmental issues that require globally coordinated solutions. This is in the interest both of developing countries and of the Netherlands.
... read moreAccelerated progress required to achieve target on child mortality
Newsitem | 26-04-2011
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on access to food, safe drinking water and basic sanitation, and the use of modern energy are key to achieve the MDG target on child mortality, and may close the child mortality gap with the MDGtarget ... read more
Resources: not depleted, but expensive
Newsitem | 14-03-2011
Current high prices of food, oil and many other resources are indications of increasing scarcity. This scarcity, however, has little to do with stock depletion. Badly functioning markets and wrong policy reactions play a particularly important role.
... read moreWhat is the economic value of biodiversity?
Newsitem | 29-10-2010
The economic value of biodiversity is an important subject at the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Nagoya. Monday 25 October was dedicated to discussing the international study on The Economics ... read more
Continuing biodiversity loss predicted, but could be slowed
Newsitem | 29-10-2010
A new analysis of several major global studies of future species shifts and losses foresees inevitable continuing decline of biodiversity during the 21st century. However, it offers new hope that it could be slowed if emerging policy choices are pursued. ... read more
Producers hold the key to halt biodiversity loss
Newsitem | 19-10-2010
Dutch demand for products from tropical regions is influential in the rapid decline of local plant and animal species (biodiversity) in those regions. These are not only products such as palm oil, coffee, wood, or soy for animal feed, but also meat ... read more
Global ecosystems heavily under pressure; the PBL identifies new strategies for the COP10 in Nagoya
Newsitem | 05-10-2010
The mere protection of valuable nature areas, although still necessary, will not be sufficient for reducing global biodiversity loss in the coming decades. To strongly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss, structural changes in consumption and production ... read more
Integration of Ecosystem Goods and Services into international policies as opportunity to reduce poverty
Newsitem | 05-08-2010
This study shows how local delivery of ecosystem goods and services (EGS) is closely linked to international policies on development cooperation, trade, climate change and reform of international financial institutions. Integrating or mainstreaming ... read more
The land use effects of biofuels lead to biodiversity loss
Newsitem | 27-05-2010
The objective of using biofuels is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the long term, this can reduce the negative impact of climate change on biodiversity. Several biofuels are grown in existing agricultural areas. This will indirectly lead to ... read more
By-products of biofuels reduce indirect land-use change
Newsitem | 02-04-2010
The cultivation of energy crops on arable land may lead to the displacement of food crops and to indirect land-use change (ILUC) with biodiversity loss and extra greenhouse gas emissions. Some of the energy crops for biofuels deliver feed as by-products, ... read more
Agricultural intensification may restrict indirect effects of bio-energy
Newsitem | 02-04-2010
Agricultural intensification has the potential to reduce indirect land-use change from biofuels. If such intensification is realised only by applying more fertiliser, this may lead to substantial indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Improvement of fertiliser-use ... read more
Interaction nitrogen deposition with climate change and loss of biodiversity
Newsitem | 18-03-2010
The CCE Status Report 2009 demonstrates that effects of nitrogen deposition are interrelated with the change of climate and biodiversity. The report proposes indicators, modelling methodologies and results addressing critical loads, dynamics of ecosystem ... read more
Indirect effects of bio-energy worrisome
Newsitem | 18-02-2010
Bio-energy has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Indirect effects might partly or even completely undo this advantage. Indirect land use change (ILUC) – leading to emissions and loss of nature – is an important example, but ... read more
