4 News & Press Releases found
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency News
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Income and energy efficiency projections key determinants of future CO2 emissions
To assess future climate change, it is important to have an understanding of future long-term emissions. Model-based scenarios are often used for this purpose. A new study published in ‘Nature Climate Change’ has brought together 6 ...
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Global decrease in coal burning leads to stalling of CO2 emissions in 2015
In 2015, after three years of slow growth, the growth of global CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel use and from steel and cement production was brought to a standstill. One of the main causes was the 2% global decrease in coal burning and cement ...
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Visible energy transition in the Netherlands
As a result of energy saving and the increased generation of renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands over the coming years will continue to decline, which contributes to compliance with the European climate targets for 2020. ...
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A clean, healthy and safe human environment calls for strong policy today
The Netherlands is still not fully prepared for the far-reaching chances in demography, climate, biodiversity and resource availability that may become reality over the coming decades. In order to achieve targets later, we need policy today. This ...