Essays about: "industry emissions air"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 76 essays containing the words industry emissions air.
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21. The Swedish Air Passenger Tax : The impact on passenger numbers
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : In this essay I have estimated what impact the Swedish air passenger tax that was introduced in Sweden on April 1st in 2018 has had on passenger numbers in Sweden. The tax was introduced to lower demand for air travel within the public and thus, decrease the aviation industry´s greenhouse gas emissions as aviation contributes through these emissions to a large extent to climate change and is expected to have an even greater impact in the future as the number of air travels are expected to grow continuously. READ MORE
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22. Assessing indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort in modern wood buildings with post-occupancy evaluation and building performance simulation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The European building sector is a source of significant negative environmental impacts, and large part of its carbon emissions can be attributed to heating, cooling and lighting of buildings – in other words, regulating buildings’ indoor environments. As people spend most of their lives indoors, there is a great challenge to create comfortable indoor environments, while also striving for further energy-efficiency and lower environmental impact. READ MORE
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23. Återupptagen persontrafik på Västerdalsbanan : en studie av järnvägens betydelse för mobilitet och en fossilfri framtid
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Arbetet undersöker hur befintliga järnvägssträckningar utan persontrafik kan användas och utvecklas för att möta de hållbarhetsmål som är uppsatta av svenska staten och Region Dalarna. Detta görs baserat på en fallstudie som görs kring bandelen Västerdalsbanan (Repbäcken Malung), där områdets historia och förutsättningar ställs mot teorier om mobility justice, hållbara transporter och målsättningar från Region Dalarna, de berörda kommunerna och svenska staten. READ MORE
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24. Performance Investigation & Gas Exchange Assessment of Exhaust Piston–assisted Turbocharged Engine (EPTE) Concept : A simulation-based assessment
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : There is an increasing stringency in the emission legislation within the transport industry along with ambitious performance demands from the customer side. These have pushed the vehicle manufacturers and relevant component suppliers to develop and integrate a wide portfolio of engine technologies. READ MORE
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25. Transformation of the Aviation industry : Exploring alternative renewal fuel pathways
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This master thesis will be part of a larger project called Sustainable Energy Transition in Aviation (SETA), which will be done in collaboration with the Division of Sustainability, Industrial Dynamics and Entrepreneurship (SIDE) at INDEK. The overall thesis aims to contribute to accelerate the energy transition within the aviation sector, with a focus on three technologies: bio-based jet fuels, hydrogen fuels and electrical aircraft. READ MORE
