Essays about: "climate neutrality"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 87 essays containing the words climate neutrality.

1. 16. Future Imaginaries of Negative Emission Technologies and Folklore Myths in Icelandic Basalt: Provisional Order Emerges from the Possible Magma in the Age of ‘Hauntology’ and Broken Time

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Rikke Jespersen; [2023]
   Keywords : NETs; Desire; Green Capitalism; Imaginaries; Storytelling; Pluriverse; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Why do we in the Western part of world today tend to believe in technology’s mythical promises rather than in folklore myths? Imaginaries of the future influence political subjects’ actions in the present and play a key role in composing the trajectory towards the future. I have critically applied this notion to the implementation of negative emission technologies in the climate-neutrality strategy. READ MORE

3. 17. Analysis on copper, lead and tin removal in steel scrap sorting : Technologies involved, environmental considerations and economic aspects

   University essay from KTH/Materialvetenskap

   Author : Giada Cavaliere; [2023]
   Keywords : Copper; Tin; Lead; Steel Scrap Sorting; Ballistic Separation; Dilution; Revenue Modelling; CO2 emissions Modelling; Tenn; Bly; Sortering av stålskrot; Ballistisk separation; Utspädning; lntäktsmodellering; CO2-utsläppsmodellering;

   Abstract : With the urgency of cutting down CO2 emissions to reach climate neutrality by 2050, decarbonization of the steel industry is on the European Commission's agenda. Steelmaking accounts for 10 % of anthropogenic CO2 emissions and it is one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize. READ MORE

4. 18. Building performance optimisation tools for the decarbonisation of Swedish buildings

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

   Author : Nadja Baden; Marziyeh Taghizadeh; [2023]
   Keywords : Optimisation; Parametric design; Decarbonisation; Renovation; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : To mitigate climate change and reach Sweden’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045, or at an earlier stage of 2030 for 23 Swedish cities, urgent action is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Due to the building sector’s significant contribution to carbon emissions, a crucial aspect in achieving these goals is improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings, as most of these will still be in use by this time. READ MORE

5. 19. Sense and sensibility : Designing solarpunk-inspired graphics for a climate neutrality board game

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Iris Casado; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate change; climate neutrality; graphic design; board game; solarpunk;

   Abstract : Games can be a great way to create awareness and engagement about climate change, and may even encourage players to take action in real life. This thesis work aims to determine how well a graphic style inspired by Solarpunk fits the content and message of the Mariestad Climate board game, as well as researching whether including site-specific elements makes it more engaging. READ MORE

6. 20. Modelling the onshore wind energy in thirty European countries

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

   Author : Zhenye Wang; [2023]
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   Abstract : This thesis studies the modeling of onshore wind energy in thirty European countries. This study extends the representation of onshore wind energy in the Open Source Energy Model Base for the European Union (OSeMBE). OSeMBE is a model built in the Open Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSYS). READ MORE