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  1. 1. Caught in the Lock-In? The Lützerath Decision and the Persistence of Fossil Fuel Hegemony in Germany

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Vincent Edte; [2023]
    Keywords : Carbon Lock-In; Coal Phase Out; Critical Discourse Analysis; Fossil Fuel Hegemony; Germany; Lützerath;

    Abstract : In 2022 the Russian invasion in Ukraine marked a turning point for global politics. To loosen dependency on Russian gas, the German government came to an agreement with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the energy company RWE. READ MORE

  3. 2. Phasing out Gas? Implications of the Narratives around Natural Gas for Germany’s Heat Transition in the Building Sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Anna Katrin Kraus; [2022]
    Keywords : heat transition; building sector; natural gas; narratives and discourses; lock-in effects; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Germany must decarbonise the heating of its buildings, now majorly dependent on natural gas, to meet its climate neutrality pledge. However, the share of natural gas-based heating has not been decreasing in the last decades, and Germany continuously failed to meet the building sector’s emission reduction targets. READ MORE

  4. 3. Unlocking Fossil Fuel Dependency in the European Union: Studying the Failures of Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the European Union and Possible Pathways Forward.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecka Berggren; [2021]
    Keywords : Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Political Will; Carbon Lock-ins; Path Dependency; Climate Change.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Despite the well-known threat that the use of fossil fuels poses to the climate many countries continue to provide large subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. The EU has declared that its member states should phase-out fossil fuel subsidies, but progress has been lacking and subsidies for fossil fuels in the EU remain large. READ MORE

  5. 4. Analysis of sustainable building materials, their possibilities and challenges

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Erik Arnesson; [2018]
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    Abstract : Sweden has as the first welfare state signed the petition of having net zero GHG emissions 2045. The construction industry is a large contributor to Sweden’s current GHG emissions and an action plan signed by several construction companies, including Veidekke, has stated several partial goals and one end goal of a construction industry with net zero emissions 2045. READ MORE