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Net-zero emission targets for major emitting countries consistent with the Paris Agreement
Nature Communications, 2021 Over 100 countries have set or are considering net-zero emissions targets. Here, the authors show that a country’s potential for negative emissions and methodological issues affect when countries can reach net-zero, calling for clear internationally ...
Heleen L. van Soest +2 more
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On the optimality of 2°C targets and a decomposition of uncertainty
Nature Communications, 2021 Determining attractive response strategies for international climate policy is a complex task. Here, the authors develop a meta-model that disentangles the main uncertainties using full literature ranges and use it to directly compare the insights of the
Kaj-Ivar van der Wijst +2 more
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Short- to medium-run forecasting of mobility with dynamic linear models
Demographic Research, 2021 Background: Long-term projections of mobility are key inputs to sub-national population projections. These long-term projections are based on extrapolations of long-term trends.
Trond Husby, Hans Visser
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Revitalising PBL Groups: Evaluating PBL with Study Teams [PDF]
Education for Health, 2005 In problem-based learning (PBL), students are actively engaged with psychological learning principles as activation of prior knowledge, elaboration and organization of knowledge. In their tutorial groups, however, students do not always apply these principles when working with a procedure like the "Seven-Jump" method. To stimulate students to use these
Moust, J.H.C. +3 more
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Energies, 2021 This paper uses decomposition analysis to investigate the key contributions to changes in greenhouse gas emissions in different scenarios. We derive decomposition formulas for the three highest-emitting sectors: power generation, industry, and ...
Hsing-Hsuan Chen +7 more
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Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 2022 Measures that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions also have impacts on achieving other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Given the enormous challenge of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs, insight into these impacts provides ...
Anteneh G. Dagnachew, Andries F. Hof
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Studies show the role of various electrification technologies in providing electricity access to households in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on electricity demand for end-use services such as lighting, cooking, heating, cooling and other appliance use.
Anteneh G. Dagnachew +2 more
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The rural-urban fringe in the Netherlands: recent developments and future challenges
Spool, 2014 In recent decades, most rural-urban fringes in the Netherlands have seen substantial urbanisation. Urban expansions at the rural-urban fringe have formed complex hybrid landscapes consisting of residential areas, commercial zones, agricultural land ...
Kersten Nabielek +2 more
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Horses for courses: analytical tools to explore planetary boundaries [PDF]
Earth System Dynamics, 2016 There is a need for more integrated research on sustainable development and global environmental change. In this paper, we focus on the planetary boundaries framework to provide a systematic categorization of key research questions in relation to ...
D. P. van Vuuren +4 more
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Teachers’ Pedagogical Beliefs in a Project-Based Learning School in South Africa
Education Sciences, 2023 Pedagogical beliefs serve as important drivers for teachers’ approaches to implementing innovative learning methods. To promote change in education processes, understanding teachers’ perspectives of their teaching roles and beliefs and how they change in
Sizwe Errol Nxasana +3 more
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