Essays about: "green transitions"

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  1. 16. Planners’ perceptions of new green industrial establishments : Examples from seven Swedish municipalities

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Jessica Pengel; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainable industries; green transitions; postpolitics; strategic planning; Swedish municipalities;

    Abstract : Sweden has since 2015 aimed at becoming the first fossil free welfare state. Investments in green industries have recently increased to unprecedented levels and there are currently many industries establishing themselves in Sweden with the intention of becoming drivers of the green transition. READ MORE

  3. 17. Analysing the narrative on Urban Green Infrastructure and Environmental justice A case study of the municipalities of Aarhus and Malmö.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Anam Riaz; [2022]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Urban Green Infrastructure; Urban Greening; Urban Green Justice; Just Urban Green Planning; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Greening projects are becoming increasingly popular as part of urban transitions towards sustainable cities. Many academic studies have shown that under certain conditions these projects do not address or even execrate existing socio-spatial inequalities. READ MORE

  4. 18. Incentives and actions of a transitioning industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Edgar Knight; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; the Paris Agreement; Swedish climate act; Sustainable Development Goals; steel sector; transition theory; green state theory; Multi-Level Perspective; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate the role of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, and the Swedish Climate Act in the transition to net-zero in energy intensive industries, with a focus on the steel sector. Several empirical studies have previously been done on both national and international policies and how they influence low-carbon transitions and technological innovation within industry. READ MORE

  5. 19. Doping Layers in Quantum Cascade Lasers: A study in doping density, position and migration effects

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk fysik

    Author : Josefin Reftlér; [2022]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) consist of several semiconductor materi- als sandwiched together. The QCL achieves stimulated emission in the mid-IR (m-IR) to the THz region of the electromagnetic spectrum by inter-subband transitions. These parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are hard to lase in with conventional means. READ MORE

  6. 20. Sweeping Shale Gas Under the Rug: Communicating Clean Energy Futures Through the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Shannon Carson; [2021]
    Keywords : energy policy; frames; U.S.-Caribbean; energy security; shale gas; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Energy sector transformation will define our coming decade, as an unprecedented energy transition is required to keep the planet to 2°C warming. Despite this urgency, strong governmental resistance to low-carbon energy transitions is observed. Under the Obama administration, a Caribbean energy policy was pursued that exemplifies this resistance. READ MORE