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Deforestation, mainly driven by agricultural expansion, is a global problem, interlinked with many pressing sustainability issues of our time, first and foremost, climate change. Previous private corporate initiatives and public policies such as FLEGT and the EUTR have not succeeded in overturning the trend. As a response to that, EU deforestation regulation was developed as the new demand-side po

Fresh water resources face risks due to urbanisation, economic development, and climate change (CC). Many small and medium-sized cities (SMCs) are particularly vulnerable to these risks due to the lower resource capacity required to mitigate them. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for water resource management (WRM) are promising to tackle these issues in urban areas while providing extra benefits to s

Confronting the challenges of high transportation emissions, this thesis investigates development-based land value capture (DBLVC) as a pioneering and sustainable funding mechanism for private passenger rail initiatives in the U.S., particularly in contexts marked by a shortage of public financial support. This research centers on the Florida East Coast Industries' Brightline project, exemplif

Decarbonising the energy-intensive industries is a pressing issue for the EU to reach its climate target of climate neutrality by 2050. To tackle this challenge green industrial policy will be needed. A growing number of scholars argue that a mission-oriented and transformative approach to green industrial policy is needed to achieve climate neutrality objectives. Mission-oriented policy is a ‘tra

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and other electrical and electronic equipment exported for reuse from the EU to West Africa can contribute to a circular economy (CE) extending products’ use, but too often impact negatively on receiving countries. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes in the EU operate domestically and do not capture exports, thus EPR fees do not flow to receiving countries

This thesis examines the synergies of post-growth policies that aim to decrease environmental pressure at the legislative level of the European Union. Motivated by the urgent need to mitigate global warming and the limitations of the green growth paradigm, this thesis focuses on three specific post-growth policies: restriction of large resource extractions, reduction of caps on pollution, and proh

While emissions from the food sector continue to rise, corporate carbon disclosure has emerged as an important driver to push for companies’ commitment to reduce GHG emissions in their value chain. This thesis investigates how different stakeholders frame Scope 3 emissions disclosure and action-taking within the EU food processing sector, in which upcoming regulations will enhance their relevance.

This study explores how the Women's Entrepreneurship Development Centres have been fulfilling their main role of supporting and promoting female entrepreneurship by operating to deliver initiatives where they address the barriers that female entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan face. By employing a conceptual framework that is specifically designed for developing countries, this study investigates how

While global narratives often portray a globally shared experience of climate impacts, some regions are disproportionately bearing the brunt of climate-induced losses and damages. This thesis examines the discourse surrounding Loss and Damage in the context of COP 27, with a particular focus on African state leaders' contributions. Employing Critical Discourse Analysis, the study identifies do

Syftet med denna uppsats är att granska det disciplinära förfarandet vid uteslutningar av advokater ur Sveriges advokatsamfund. Uppsatsen undersöker hur disciplinnämndens avgöranden förhåller sig till det förvaltningsrättsliga kravet om utredningsskyldighet och diskuterar detta ur ett rättssäkerhetsperspektiv. Analysen baseras på en rättsanalytisk och empirisk metod där rättskällor som lagtext, prThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the disciplinary procedure for the disbarment of lawyers from the Swedish Bar Association. The thesis investigates how the decisions of the Disciplinary Committee align with the administrative law requirement of investigative duty and discusses this from a legal certainty perspective. The analysis is based on a legal analytical and empirical method, reviewi

Stora förändringar och varierad elproduktion har lett till många osäkerheter i elsystemets marknader. Balanseringsverktygen har därmed hamnat i rampljuset med stor inkomstpotential idag och möjligen även långt framöver. Denna rapport visar att det finns stora möjligheter för vätgassystem och batterier att medverka på dessa marknader. En förväntad fördubbling av elproduktion under de kommande 20 årIn order to move away from fossil fuels many governments and industries are focusing their new investments in electricity and alternative fuels such as green hydrogen from electrolyzers using renewable electricity. High investment costs and electricity costs are a hindrance for the future development of a hydrogen economy which can utilize an increasing intermittent power generation. The aim of th

In this qualitative and poststructuralist policy analysis, the Swedish Crime policy is examined as it is expressed through three political documents from three different parties during the post-election period of October 2022-March 2024. Using Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory, with its Lacanian influence on the subject, this paper investigates the political language used in the policy area dur

En prototyp för ett styr- och reglersystem för en handhållen bergborr har tagits fram med avseende på att automatiskt stänga driften av maskinen för att undvika att borren fastnar i berget. Detta har gjorts genom en patent- och litteratursökning för att kartlägg liknande system på maskinen med likheter till denna men inte densamma då det i dagsläget inte finns några system med detta ändamål på en

As the digital transformation drives economic growth in Kenya and Nigeria, the accompanying rise in cybercrime is a significant risk to national security and economic stability. Estimates suggest that annual cybercrime-related losses in both countries amount to hundreds of millions of U.S. Dollars. To understand how their cybersecurity strategies compare with those of other lower-middle-income

In this project we investigate and build upon a method for microwave simulations of superconducting circuits containing both linear components and nonlinear Josephson junctions. The main idea behind this method is to connect frequency responses of arbitrary linear microwave components in a closed network, and find solutions to the corresponding nonlinear eigenvalueproblem using an efficient method

Cyklometallering är en reaktion som används i alltifrån tillverkning av nya material till katalys av industriella kemiska processer, så att de sker snabbare och energisnålare. I denna reaktion reagerar en metall med en organisk molekyl (en ligand) och bildar en cykel och en ny metall-kolbindning. En typ av komplex som bildas genom cyklometallering är pincer-komplex, och dessa komplex kan bland annCyclometallation reactions and pincer complexes are both essential in organometallic synthesis and catalysis. The C-H bond activation is a key step in cyclometallation and metallacycles such aspincer complexes can thus be used to study this bond activation event. Much research has been conducted on the PCsp2P pincer complexes and their cyclopalladations, but not as much on their analogous sp3-hybr

In this thesis, I explore the labor policy design change in the framework of the EU integration process in Georgia. The thesis aims to understand the incentives for recent changes in the labor policy domain covering the years 2014 and 2024, in particular, whether changes were a product of external incentives stemming from EU integration goals or it was the result of internal political will aiming

LSS stadgar rätten till insatser för vissa personer med funktionsnedsättning. Den enskilde ska genom insatserna få möjlighet att kunna leva som andra och tillförsäkras goda levnadsvillkor. En av dessa insatser är personlig assistans som innebär ett personligt utformat stöd för personer med stora och varaktiga funktionshinder. Bedömningen av rätten till insatsen är baserad på tid som fattningen av The Act on Support and Service for Person with Certain Functional Impairments (hereafter LSS) is an entitlement law. Individuals that meet the criteria specified by the act are entitled to measures pursuant to LSS. The measures pursuant to LSS shall guarantee good living conditions and the objective of LSS is to give the individual the opportunity to live like others. One of these measures pursuan

As climate change continues leads to rising global temperatures and poses the threat of extreme weather conditions, the cooling energy demand within the building sector is experiencing rapid growth. This study aims to compare both energy performance and cost efficiency between all-air cooling systems and water-based cooling systems by investigating variable air volume (VAV) system and ceiling radi

Plastmaterial utgör idag en fundamental del av vår vardag men användningen av plast är kopplad till två stora problem; den största delen produceras av fossilbaserade resurser och endast en bråkdel av materialen återvinns. Härdplaster är särskilt svåra att återvinna på grund av deras permanenta tvärbindningar vilket är suboptimalt. Ett alternativt tillvägagångssätt för att skapa tvärbundna materialPlastic materials have grown to become essential in our everyday lives but the usage of plastics is connected to two significant issues; the major part is produced from fossil-based resources and only a fraction of the materials is recycled. Thermosets are especially difficult to recycle due to their permanent crosslinks, which is suboptimal. An alternative approach for crosslinking emerging in th