Essays about: "municipal energy concepts"

Found 5 essays containing the words municipal energy concepts.

  1. 1. The Effects of the EU Taxonomy on Municipal Energy Investment Plans - A qualitative study exploring the effects of the EU taxonomy in bioenergy investment strategies related to the energy plan of Gothenburg municipality

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Stina Bäckrud; Annie Kjellberg; Sarah Rosensohn; [2022-07-01]
    Keywords : EU Taxonomy; Investment strategies; Bioenergy; Energy planning; Municipality; the Porter Hypothesis;

    Abstract : One of the most recent climate initiatives of the European Union (EU) is the Taxonomy Regulation (EU/2020/852), a tool to redirect capital towards sustainable investment and to achieve the goals set in Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement. The taxonomy’s classification system is a predetermined and union-wide definition of sustainable economic activities, risking to be in conflict with different local perceptions of what is sustainable. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stories of Climate Change : Circular Transformation or Business as Usual? A Discourse Analysis of Climate Change Mitigation Policy in Three Swedish Municipalities

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Malin Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Argumentative discourse analysis; circular economy; climate change mitigation policy; ecological modernization; post-politics; transformation;

    Abstract : This thesis identified dominant discourses in climate change mitigation policy in three Swedish municipalities using argumentative discourse analysis. It was explored how these discourses influence the potential for success in mitigating climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Empowering Civic Engagement in Energy Concepts : Design Implications for Citizen Participation

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Valerie Hentschel; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainable energy transformation; municipal energy concepts; public participation; user research; digital participatory technology;

    Abstract : The threat of global warming calls for a major transformation of the energy system in the coming century. A positive and effective outcome of the development and implementation of municipal energy concepts relies heavily on public participation. READ MORE

  5. 4. How do cities work with transformative change? Malmö’s and Copenhagen’s approach to energy efficiency in buildings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Paulina Lis; [2020]
    Keywords : cities; energy; energy efficiency; transitions; sustainability; buildings; green buildings; energy transitions; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Global inefficient energy use poses a significant risk to climate change and air quality worldwide; therefore, there is an urgent need to transform today's energy system into one that is rooted in efficiency. The building sector represents an opportunity to reduce energy use and has the potential to unlock additional co-benefits. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exergy savings and exergy production in municipal wastewater treatment focus on thermodynamical concept and measurement devices.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Pegah Piri; [2012]
    Keywords : calorimetry; emergy; exergy; Microbial Fuel Cell;

    Abstract : This report represents an overall view on thermodynamical studies of wastewater treatment plant, concepts like exergy, emergy and entropy. In addition, there has been an introduction of calorimetry. A common unit of measurement of organic contents in wastewater treatment facilities is COD. READ MORE