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1. Simulating sustainable futures - Investigating the implications of CO2 emission caps on economic growth in the OECD
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The matters of economic growth and climate change are both widely subjected to discussions and policymakers are under immense pressure to make decisions that enhance economic growth and stop climate change. Policies that ensure economic growth have traditionally had a negative impact on climate change and vice versa. READ MORE
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2. Local Carbon Budgets as a Governance Tool for Sustainability Transitions : A Case Study from Västra Götaland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : A growing awareness of the severity of the climate crisis caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions has led to an increased effort to find governance strategies to transition society towards sustainable development. One recently adopted strategy is the adoption of local carbon budgets, derived from the so-called global carbon budget, within local governments across Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Hydrodynamic modelling of fate and transport of natural organic matter and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Lake Ekoln
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Societies are facing great challenges with obtaining a good quality and quantity of drinking water in the context of climate change. Increases in natural organic matter (NOM) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been observed in lakes and drinking water the past years, which is of great concern for water treatment plants in Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Local carbon budgets as a tool for sustainability transitions : Three emerging narratives of change and governance
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : This study takes as a starting point that climate change must be seen as interrelated with other social, technological, political, and ecological challenges of our times, and that it is closely linked to the local arena of policy and planning. By this, the study is guided by the notion that sustainability transitions are needed to combat climate change. READ MORE
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5. Variability of summer CH4 and CO2 flux rates in and between three large Swedish lakes : A spatio-temporal field study
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema MiljöförändringAbstract : Understanding of natural greenhouse gas (GHG) cycles is crucial for making GHG budgets, which work as basis in climate change and global warming policy programs. Lakes as a source for GHG activity have only recently been included in global GHG budgets, and most studies of lake GHG flux rates are conducted on lakes <10 km2, which only comprise roughly half of the global lake area—making data of large lake flux rates scarce. READ MORE