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  1. 1. The Role of Transport Purchasing Companies in the Reduction of Freight Transport Emissions : The Opportunities and Barriers of Environmentally Friendly Freight Transport

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Alva Lundgren; Ellen Haavikko; [2023]
    Keywords : Freight transport; green logistics; environmentally friendly logistics; sustainable freight transport; voluntary environmental targets; corporate carbon strategies; transport purchasing companies; PESTEL-analysis; Godstransporter; grön logistik; miljövänlig logistik; hållbara godstransporter; frivilliga miljömål; företags koldioxidstrategier; transportinköpande företag; PESTEL-analys;

    Abstract : The freight transport industry accounts for a large and, moreover, an increasing share of the global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, previous studies point to the fact that freight transport purchasing companies (TPCs) do not take sufficient action to reduce emissions from the freight transports they buy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Legumes as protein-based alternatives to meat: A case study of Färsodlarna and Stacky’s

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Hilda Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Legumes; Multi-Level Perspective; Plant-Based Products; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Food System; Sustainability Transition;

    Abstract : The urgent action needed to achieve the goals within the Paris Agreement and restrict the increase of global warming to 1,5 degrees calls for adaptation across the whole of society. One way to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is to enable a transition towards a sustainable food system, from meat products to more plant-based products including the consumption of more legumes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Climbing to new heights : The importance of considering passengers on the flight towards more sustainable forms of aviation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Eleanor Dowds; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable aviation; passengers; attitudes; SAF; biofuels; Diffusion of Innovation; Hållbart flyg; passagerare; attityder; SAF; biobränsle; Diffusion of Innovation;

    Abstract : Within the commercial aviation industry, with its ever increasing global carbon footprint rising with consumer demand, the need for more sustainable forms of aviation has become more necessary than ever. With growing demands for emission reductions and better energy management practices across all industries in initiatives such as the Paris Agreement, there has never been a more pressing time to explore the existing and potential pathways towards more sustainable forms of aviation. READ MORE

  5. 4. New market penetration by start-ups, how managers within new ventures can efficiently penetrate the EV repair market in Norway.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Joshua George; Petter Broberg; [2022-08-04]
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    Abstract : Electric vehicles are arguably the future of transportation, as a transition to electric vehicles is necessary to limit the ecological footprint and slow down global warming. A country that has been majorly successful in this transition is Norway. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fjällräven i ett föränderligt klimat

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Emma Marander; [2022]
    Keywords : fjällräv; vulpes lagopus; klimatförändringar;

    Abstract : Climate change is an ongoing threat to the world´s biodiversity, and has an alarming effect on the Arctic. One species that can only be found in this particular habitat is the arctic fox, whose future is threatened by the aversive effects of global warming. The aim of this study was to investigate how climate change is affecting the arctic fox. READ MORE