Essays about: "social dimensions of energy transitions"
Found 2 essays containing the words social dimensions of energy transitions.
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1. Phasing out identities? Narratives of coal workers’ struggles in Lusatia’s energy transition process
University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : In 2020, the German government introduced a legislation to phase-out coal mining and combustion by 2038. Expert reports state that this is too late for Germany to meet its obligations from the Paris Agreement. For many people in Lusatia, one of the three coal mining areas in Germany, even the 2038 coal-exit is happening too fast. READ MORE
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2. An assessment of public procurement of timber buildings : a multi-level perspective of change dynamics within the Swedish construction sector
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest ProductsAbstract : The construction and use of buildings in the EU accounts for half of the EU’s extracted materials and energy consumptions, and a third of greenhouse gas emissions. In the past decade, the construction sector has responded to such concerns by focusing on post production energy efficiency. READ MORE