After being cut down, tropical forests can in many ways regenerate – and do so within just a few decades. After ten years, the soil is almost as before. After 25 years, the leaves and wood have regained their old density. And after 25 to 60 years, the thickness of the trees and…
Bending scientific insights or selectively shopping in scientific findings is harmful to society. That is the response of five scientists in response to recent statements and an opinion piece in the Volkskrant, Fenna Swart, Johan Vollenbroek and Maarten Visschers recently called on Minister Stef Blok to issue a directive for the combustion of biomass in Brussels...
Biomass is currently not in good shape as an option to contribute to climate goals. But in terms of CO2 emissions, biomass power plants are sometimes the least bad option for some types of fuel. This is evident from Steef Hanssen's dissertation. 'The debate about biomass has been killed,' says Steef Hanssen of the Environmental Sciences department. 'The consensus...
The rate at which the climate is changing is unprecedented in at least two thousand years and possibly much longer. In addition, some aspects of climate change threaten to become irreversible for a period of centuries or even thousands of years, such as rising sea levels. Without drastic measures, the world must prepare for significantly greater…
