Essays about: "academic flying"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words academic flying.

1. 1. Exploring the Problem Space of Implementing a Cap and Trade System in a Flight Intensive Academic Institution

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Leo Bergqvist; [2022]
   Keywords : cap and trade; academic flying; sustainability; carbon emissions; emissions trading; behaviour change; cap and trade; akademiskt flygande; hållbarhet; koldioxidutsläpp; Utsläppshandel; beteendeförändring;

   Abstract : Flying can constitute as much as a third of an academic institution’s total emissions and there’s a growing concern among researchers around their academic travel contributing to global warming. This paper is part of KTH FLIGHT, a research project for decreased CO2-emissions in flight-intensive organizations through creation and testing of practical tools. READ MORE

3. 2. Plan, visualize, realize : A tool for budgeting and following-up a carbon budget for heads of division at a fly-intensive organization

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Albin Matson Gyllang; [2022]
   Keywords : carbon budget; information visualization; dashboards; academic flying; design; koldioxidbudget; informationsvisualering; dashboards; academic flying; design;

   Abstract : To prevent climate change, the world needs to reduce carbon emissions globally. This also applies to academia, where a large portion of a research-intensive organization’s total emissions comes from flying. At KTH, a research-intensive organization, an ambitious university-wide goal to reduce emissions from academic flying has been established. READ MORE

4. 3. Switzerland: railway or aviation nation? Emission saving potential from replacing air by train travel between Switzerland and Europe and the possibilities for the Swiss government to foster this mode shift.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Renè Inderbitzin; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; mode-shift; sustainable transport; air travel; train travel; multi-level perspective; Switzerland; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Even though flying is the most unsustainable mode of transport due to its high contribution to global climate change (global warming), it is widely used and is predicted to increase considerably in the future. This goes against the global goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission in order to reach the two-degree target set in the Paris Agreement. READ MORE

5. 4. It is up in the air : academic flying of Swedish sustainability academics and a pathway to organisational change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Isabell Burian; [2018]
   Keywords : flying Behaviour; sustainability academics; Sweden; air travel; emissions; deinstitutionalisation; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Drastic emission-reductions are needed to avoid the disastrous consequences of climate change. Flying is one of the highest individual carbon-impact actions. By 2050, the aviation industry’s share on global greenhouse gas emissions is expected to rise by 300 to 700%. READ MORE

6. 5. When Contrasts Joined The Circus : How Defying & Obeying Gravity Revitalized a Suffering Art Form Called 'Circus'

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Christel Klan Stjernebjerg; [2017]
   Keywords : Circus; Circus Performances; Arts; Artistry; Dance;

   Abstract : This Master thesis is about Western circus performance styles. It is the aim to describe, compare, and contextualise traits and tendencies of early Western circus performances (EWCP) and contemporary Western circus performances (CWCP) through academic terms. READ MORE