Executive Summary The European Councils held in Lisbon (2000) and in Goteborg (2001) gave the Uni... more Executive Summary The European Councils held in Lisbon (2000) and in Goteborg (2001) gave the Union a new direction by establishing a long term strategy with sustainable development as the overarching objective. Sustainable development means, in this context, goals for economic, social and environmental policy, which are both mutually consistent and capable of delivering enhanced economic growth. To assure progress towards an agreed range of targets, the open method of coordination (OMC) has been adopted as the process for the implementation of the strategy. The strategy for sustainable development is a long-term one and, although the deadline originally set for the Lisbon agenda was 2010, it is clear that sustainable development has a much longer time-horizon and also that there is a global dimension to sustainable development, not just an EU one. In the run up to the mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy, this report by the European Panel for Sustainable Development, EPSD, offers...
The text in this book presents various system aspects on materials ows in society and nature and ... more The text in this book presents various system aspects on materials ows in society and nature and then mainly from a natural sciences and technical point of view. It is aiming at giving an overview of important material ows in society and in nature and their interactions in a sustainability perspective and the text is therefore of a more principal character. More examples and applications in specific sectors of society can be found in the other books of this series. Unfortunately, the examples and data presented in this book are exclusively from western countries. The documented and available studies on materials ows in the society and their connections to the environmental and resource problems are to an overwhelming majority describing western societies and this book has drawn from these studies.
Page 1. Low-carbon transitions and the good life REPORT 6495 • april 2012 Page 2. SWEDISH ENVIRON... more Page 1. Low-carbon transitions and the good life REPORT 6495 • april 2012 Page 2. SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Low-carbon transitions and the good life Authors: John Holmberg, Jörgen Larsson, Jonas ...
... Also, an organisation with overview and responsibility outside and across traditional discipl... more ... Also, an organisation with overview and responsibility outside and across traditional disciplines is needed. ... used at the other universities) has become central in the strategy for embedding of ESD, not ... Projects at the three universities have shown that a fruitful way to carry out the ...
A systematic framework of indicators for sustainability is presented. In our approach there is an... more A systematic framework of indicators for sustainability is presented. In our approach there is an emphasis on societal activities that affect nature and on the internal societal resource use, as opposed to environmental quality indicators. In this way the indicators may give a warning signal to an unsustainable use of resources early in the chain from causes in societal activities to environmental effects. The aim is that these socio-ecological indicators shall serve as a tool in planning and decision-making processes at various administrative levels in society. The formulation of the indicators is made with respect to four principles of sustainability, which lead to four complementary sets of indicators. The first deals with the societal use of lithospheric material. The second deals with emissions of compounds produced in society. The third set of indicators concerns ocietal manipulation f nature and the long-term productivity of ecosystems. Finally, the fourth set deals with the ...
Sammantaget ser vi inget i motdebattorernas argument som talar emot att infora styrmedel, till ex... more Sammantaget ser vi inget i motdebattorernas argument som talar emot att infora styrmedel, till exempel konsumtionsskatter, inom dessa omraden dar inga stora tekniska losningar finns i sikte, skriver 14 miljo- och energiforskare i slutrepliken till sin text om flyg- och kottskatt (26/2).
Utgaende fran en beskrivning av kopplingar mellan begreppen halsa och hallbar utveckling tar text... more Utgaende fran en beskrivning av kopplingar mellan begreppen halsa och hallbar utveckling tar texten sin utgangspunkt i tre nyckelord som namns i samband med Agenda 2030 for en hallbar utveckling: transformation (omstallning), integration (samverkan), och universalitet. Dessa nyckelord flyttar fokus fran vad-fragan, som ofta resulterar i checklistor utan transformativ kraft, till varfor- och hur-fragan. Texten fordjupar sig i behovet av att lagga storre vikt vid de tva senare fragorna och hur detta kan goras i praktiken.
Engaging in sustainability transitions of socio-technical systems, where universities need to col... more Engaging in sustainability transitions of socio-technical systems, where universities need to collaborate with the public- and private sector (together forming the triple helix) is often hindered by various kinds of lock-ins. Actors are in general divided in silo-settings dealing with one issue at a time having narrow perspectives, vested interests and serve goals of sub-systems (or even individual departments) instead of the system as a whole. Furthermore, established socio-technical regimes are subject to path dependencies and incremental realignments. In Sweden, previous attempts to solve this include companies, governmental bodies and researchers acting individually to bring together stakeholders to address the lock-ins. As a complement, a neutral “Challenge Lab” arena built around master students from Chalmers University was established at one of the science parks in Gothenburg. The students may have a unique role to play in the transitions since they are knowledgeable yet unth...
Executive Summary The European Councils held in Lisbon (2000) and in Goteborg (2001) gave the Uni... more Executive Summary The European Councils held in Lisbon (2000) and in Goteborg (2001) gave the Union a new direction by establishing a long term strategy with sustainable development as the overarching objective. Sustainable development means, in this context, goals for economic, social and environmental policy, which are both mutually consistent and capable of delivering enhanced economic growth. To assure progress towards an agreed range of targets, the open method of coordination (OMC) has been adopted as the process for the implementation of the strategy. The strategy for sustainable development is a long-term one and, although the deadline originally set for the Lisbon agenda was 2010, it is clear that sustainable development has a much longer time-horizon and also that there is a global dimension to sustainable development, not just an EU one. In the run up to the mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy, this report by the European Panel for Sustainable Development, EPSD, offers...
The text in this book presents various system aspects on materials ows in society and nature and ... more The text in this book presents various system aspects on materials ows in society and nature and then mainly from a natural sciences and technical point of view. It is aiming at giving an overview of important material ows in society and in nature and their interactions in a sustainability perspective and the text is therefore of a more principal character. More examples and applications in specific sectors of society can be found in the other books of this series. Unfortunately, the examples and data presented in this book are exclusively from western countries. The documented and available studies on materials ows in the society and their connections to the environmental and resource problems are to an overwhelming majority describing western societies and this book has drawn from these studies.
Page 1. Low-carbon transitions and the good life REPORT 6495 • april 2012 Page 2. SWEDISH ENVIRON... more Page 1. Low-carbon transitions and the good life REPORT 6495 • april 2012 Page 2. SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Low-carbon transitions and the good life Authors: John Holmberg, Jörgen Larsson, Jonas ...
... Also, an organisation with overview and responsibility outside and across traditional discipl... more ... Also, an organisation with overview and responsibility outside and across traditional disciplines is needed. ... used at the other universities) has become central in the strategy for embedding of ESD, not ... Projects at the three universities have shown that a fruitful way to carry out the ...
A systematic framework of indicators for sustainability is presented. In our approach there is an... more A systematic framework of indicators for sustainability is presented. In our approach there is an emphasis on societal activities that affect nature and on the internal societal resource use, as opposed to environmental quality indicators. In this way the indicators may give a warning signal to an unsustainable use of resources early in the chain from causes in societal activities to environmental effects. The aim is that these socio-ecological indicators shall serve as a tool in planning and decision-making processes at various administrative levels in society. The formulation of the indicators is made with respect to four principles of sustainability, which lead to four complementary sets of indicators. The first deals with the societal use of lithospheric material. The second deals with emissions of compounds produced in society. The third set of indicators concerns ocietal manipulation f nature and the long-term productivity of ecosystems. Finally, the fourth set deals with the ...
Sammantaget ser vi inget i motdebattorernas argument som talar emot att infora styrmedel, till ex... more Sammantaget ser vi inget i motdebattorernas argument som talar emot att infora styrmedel, till exempel konsumtionsskatter, inom dessa omraden dar inga stora tekniska losningar finns i sikte, skriver 14 miljo- och energiforskare i slutrepliken till sin text om flyg- och kottskatt (26/2).
Utgaende fran en beskrivning av kopplingar mellan begreppen halsa och hallbar utveckling tar text... more Utgaende fran en beskrivning av kopplingar mellan begreppen halsa och hallbar utveckling tar texten sin utgangspunkt i tre nyckelord som namns i samband med Agenda 2030 for en hallbar utveckling: transformation (omstallning), integration (samverkan), och universalitet. Dessa nyckelord flyttar fokus fran vad-fragan, som ofta resulterar i checklistor utan transformativ kraft, till varfor- och hur-fragan. Texten fordjupar sig i behovet av att lagga storre vikt vid de tva senare fragorna och hur detta kan goras i praktiken.
Engaging in sustainability transitions of socio-technical systems, where universities need to col... more Engaging in sustainability transitions of socio-technical systems, where universities need to collaborate with the public- and private sector (together forming the triple helix) is often hindered by various kinds of lock-ins. Actors are in general divided in silo-settings dealing with one issue at a time having narrow perspectives, vested interests and serve goals of sub-systems (or even individual departments) instead of the system as a whole. Furthermore, established socio-technical regimes are subject to path dependencies and incremental realignments. In Sweden, previous attempts to solve this include companies, governmental bodies and researchers acting individually to bring together stakeholders to address the lock-ins. As a complement, a neutral “Challenge Lab” arena built around master students from Chalmers University was established at one of the science parks in Gothenburg. The students may have a unique role to play in the transitions since they are knowledgeable yet unth...
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