The scale of transition: an integrated study of the performance of CHP biomass plants in the Netherlands

Combined heat and power (CHP) plants using biomass are considered important to substantially increase the share of renewables in the total energy supply and meet ambitious climate targets. The analysis focuses on the links between the size of bio-fuelled CHP plants and their techno-economic and environmental performance, as well as social acceptance. In an exploratory way, this paper compares the performance of six bioenergy plants in the Netherlands in these three key areas, thereby focusing on the link between the size of biomass plants and overall performance in an integrated multi-dimensional manner. The findings show that economic and environmental performance does not necessarily improve with scale and, in effect, several large-scale biomass plants score low in several environmental indicators. In addition, we find that there is often limited data availability on economic, environmental and social characteristics of biomass plants in the Netherlands, despite the fact that their operations are largely supported by public funds

Conveni regulador de la subvenció concedida per l'Ajuntament de Barcelona a l'entitat VNG INTERNACIONAL per a la realització del projecte "Plan de Trabajo 2022 del Grupo de Trabajo de CGLU sobre el Fortalecimiento Institucional"

Acord signat el 16-11-202

‘Test Driving’ a Financing Instrument for Climate Adaptation: Analyzing Institutional Dilemmas using Simulation Gaming

Urban physical public infrastructure is a frontline defense mechanism to manage and mitigate climate-related impacts. Market instruments are often cited as possible means to spread risk and reduce financial burdens on the public sector. The authors argue that existing research tends to focus on the technical issues of instruments and neglects considering institutional dynamics that may enable or constrain local market-based financing mechanisms. In this article, three core dilemmas (values uncertainty, planning horizon, and indirect benefits) are used to analyze the responses of practitioners to a possible financing instrument. The findings indicate that the practitioner’s responses to tax increment financing were largely shaped by the adaptation dilemmas and not the characteristics of the instrument per se. By mapping the dilemmas onto whether they would recommend it, participants imposed a financial barrier on climate adaptation investments. The authors conclude that a key imperative in the design of policy instruments is to pay attention to the congruency of informal institutions at the ‘street level’ in order to be in-step with the current sociopolitical conditions. The findings also point to four key attributes that a local market-based instrument would need to be aligned and responsive to the Dutch planning and development context

Conveni regulador de la subvenció concedida per l'Ajuntament de Barcelona a l'entitat VNG International per a la realització del projecte Plan de Trabajo 2023 del Grupo de Trabajo de CGLU sobre el Fortalecimiento Institucional

Aprovat entre l'Ajuntament de Barcelona i VNG International el 29-12-2023

Enquetes lokaal jeugdbeleid 1998

Op verzoek van het ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS) voert het Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau sinds 1998 onderzoek uit naar het jeugdbeleid in Nederlandse gemeenten, als onderdeel van het onderzoek Lokaal Sociaal Beleid (LSB). De rapportage heeft enerzijds het doel het lokale jeugdbeleid te volgen (monitorfunctie) en anderzijds te komen tot een evaluatie van het beleid. Bij dit laatste doel gaat het om de relatie tussen het gevoerde beleid en de uitkomsten van het beleid. Belangrijke vragen in dit onderzoek zijn, hoe gemeenten hun jeugdbeleid inhoud en vorm geven, en hoe deze aspecten samenhangen met resultaten die geboekt worden. In de vragenlijsten gaat het vooral om de inhoud en vormgeving van beleid