A5060008997- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Maritime Navigation and Safety
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2022
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
2008-2016
Leiden University
2009
The RCP2.6 emission and concentration pathway is representative of the literature on mitigation scenarios aiming to limit increase global mean temperature 2°C. These form low end scenario in terms emissions radiative forcing. They often show negative from energy use second half 21st century. shown be technically feasible IMAGE integrated assessment modeling framework a medium baseline scenario, assuming full participation all countries. Cumulative greenhouse gases 2010 2100 need reduced by...
Limiting climate change to 2 °C with a high probability requires reducing cumulative emissions about 1600 GtCO2 over the 2000–2100 period. This unprecedented rates of decarbonization even in short-run. The availability option net negative emissions, such as bio-energy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) or reforestation/afforestation, allows delay some these emission reductions. In paper, we assess demand potential for particular from BECCS. Both stylized calculations model runs show that...
Abstract This paper presents an analysis of tropospheric NO 2 column measurements from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument onboard Copernicus Sentinel 5 Precursor satellite (TROPOMI/S5P) for oceanic area in central Mediterranean on July 2018. The day and were selected because stable cloud-free weather conditions with low wind speeds throughout most area, while covering one busiest worldwide international shipping corridors. In addition, was affected by sunglint, i.e. sunlight that is...
Abstract. TROPOMI (TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument) measurements of tropospheric NO2 columns provide powerful information on emissions air pollution by ships open sea. This is potentially useful for authorities to help determine the (non-)compliance with increasingly stringent NOx emission regulations. We find that quality improved further recent upgrades in cloud retrieval and an optimal data selection. show superior spatial resolution allows detection several lanes ranging from Aegean...
The marine shipping industry is among the strong emitters of nitrogen oxides (NOx) – a substance harmful to ecology and human health. Monitoring emissions from significant societal task. Currently, only technical possibility observe NO2 emission seagoing ships on global scale using TROPOMI data. A range studies reported that plumes some individual can be visually distinguished selected images. However, all these applied subjectively established pre-determined thresholds minimum speed length...
The levels of investment needed to mobilize an energy system transformation and mitigate climate change are not known with certainty. This paper aims inform the ongoing dialogue in so doing guide public policy strategic corporate decision making. Within framework LIMITS integrated assessment model comparison exercise, we analyze a multi-IAM ensemble long-term greenhouse gas emissions scenarios. Our study provides insight into several critical but uncertain areas related future environment,...
<p>There is a scientific consensus on the need for spatially detailed information urban landscapes at global scale. This data can support range of environmental services, as cities are acknowledged places intense resource consumption and waste generation foci population infrastructure that exposed to multiple hazards natural anthropogenic origin. In face climate change, also required explore future urbanisation pathways design strategies, in order lock long-term resilience...
Abstract Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from shipping have been regulated internationally for more than fifteen years. Emissions reduction provides benefits human health the environment, but effectiveness of regulations in reducing ship is less well understood. Here, we examine how establishment European Emission Control Areas other international maritime North Baltic Seas affect sulfur region. We combine analyze 110,000 plume measurements, inspection results, satellite data...
This paper analyses the effect of different emission metrics and metric values on timing costs greenhouse gas mitigation in least-cost pathways aimed at a forcing level 3.5 W m−2 2100. Such an assessment is currently relevant view UNFCCC's decision to replace used. An determines relative weights non-CO2 gases obtaining CO2-equivalent emissions. For first commitment period Kyoto Protocol, UNFCCC has used 100 year global warming potential (GWP) as reported IPCC's Second Assessment Report....
Starting from 2021, more demanding NOx emission restrictions were introduced for ships operating in the North and Baltic Sea waters. Since all methods currently used ship compliance monitoring are financially time demanding, it is important to prioritize inspection of that have high chances being non-compliant. The current state-of-the-art approach a large-scale NO2 estimation supervised machine learning-based segmentation plumes on TROPOMI/S5P images. However, challenging data annotation...
Abstract. The sensitivity of satellites to air pollution close the sea surface is decreased by scattering light in atmosphere and low albedo. To reliably retrieve tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) columns using TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI), it therefore necessary have good a priori knowledge vertical distribution NO2. In this study, we use an aircraft Royal Belgian Institute Natural Sciences equipped with sniffer sensor system measure NOx (= NO + NO2), CO2 SO2. This...
The shipping industry is one of the strongest anthropogenic emitters NOx—a substance harmful both to human health and environment. rapid growth causes societal pressure on controlling emission levels produced by ships. All methods currently used for ship monitoring are costly require proximity a ship, which makes global continuous impossible. A promising approach application remote sensing. Studies showed that some NO2 plumes from individual ships can visually be distinguished using...
Capsule Dutch Blackbirds from all regions had almost ceased migrating in the period between 1955 and 1990, probably as a result of climate change.