By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 19 June 2024 Natalia Rubiiano's thesis presents a number of findings connected to justice. One relates to ideas of land availability and the definition of marginal land, that might be used for afforestation or BECCS. A new thesis explores how justice, which is a core principle of the global climate agreements, is considered in

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/ipcc-pathways-run-risk-reproducing-historical-injustices-according-new-thesis - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 5 September 2024 PhD student Stefan Schüller is researching the prospects of a perennial revolution in agriculture as part of the PERENNIAL project. He is motivated by how perennial systems can address many of the problems connected to agriculture, and hopes to challenge incumbent power structures and spur radical transformati

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-stefan-schuller-explores-prospects-perennial-revolution-agriculture - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 10 October 2024 Pictured from top, left to right: Melissa García-Lamarca, Emily Boyd, Bregje van Veelen, Lennart Olsson and Christine Wamsler. LUCSUS is incredibly proud to announce that several of the centre's researchers are recognised in the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist ranking 2024! Professor Christine Wamsler was ra

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-researchers-included-stanfordelsevier-top-2-scientist-2024-ranking - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 18 October 2024 Vaupes in the Colombian Amazon – a view of forest coverage in an Indigenous managed territory. The photo was taken 2015 by Carlos Alberto Hernandez Veléz. COP16 in Cali, Colombia, is the first Conference of the Parties since the adoption of the landmark Biodiversity Plan in 2022 in which countries pledged to sa

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/what-are-ideal-outcomes-cop16 - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 November 2024 COP29 participants pictured during day one, 11th November, of the climate conference. UN Climate Change - Habib Samadov COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has just started in Baku, Azerbaijan. Running from 11th to 22nd November, a key priority for this year's climate conference is to secure a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/professor-emily-boyds-expectations-cop29 - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 November 2024 COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has just started in Baku, Azerbaijan. Running from 11th to 22nd November, a key priority for this year's climate conference is to secure a new goal on climate finance, ensuring every country has the means to take much stronger climate action, slashing greenh

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-cop29-baku-azerbaijan - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 8 December 2024 Out of 283 districts in Europe, only two collective regions perform well in both social and environmental sustainability. This is concerning as it suggests that the EU farm subsidy scheme, the Common Agricultural Policy, is failing to deliver on its aim to protect rural livelihoods, landscapes and the environme

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/mapping-hotspots-sustainable-and-unsustainable-agriculture-europe - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 9 December 2024 Over 40% of the land pledged in the countries' climate plans is envisaged to be converted into forests from other land uses according to the researchers' study. Photo: Pixabay. A billion hectares – or an area a bit larger than the US – that is how much land that would be required globally to meet countries’ net

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/countries-unrealistic-land-demands-reach-net-zero-area-bit-larger-us - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 December 2024 The University House pictured by Kennet Ruona. LUCSUS Director Barry Ness and Professor Lennart Olsson are proud that Lund University is ranked third in the world in Sustainability in the QS World University Rankings. It is a ranking well deserved they say. – Over the past 25 years, researchers at Lund Univers

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking-well-deserved - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 20 February 2025 The study shines a light on the need for adaptation laws and policies that empower vulnerable communities, rather than displacing them, say the researchers. Illustration: Catrin Jakobsson. How should societies adapt to rising seas, floods, and other climate threats? These questions are explored in a new study

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/rethinking-laws-climate-adaptation-exploring-resistance-flooded-cartagena - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 18 December 2024 The flight-free movement seems to have paved the way for cultural change in high-carbon norms and practices which is absolutely necessary in the climate transition says Sara Ullström. Illustration: Markus Wendén. Have the flight-free movement’s calls to avoid flying because of climate change had an impact on t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-dissertation-explores-how-swedens-flight-free-movement-challenges-social-norms-around-flying - 2025-07-11

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 27 January 2025 The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, accompanied by the proclamation of the 21st March of each year as the World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025. Around the world, glaciers are retreating at unprecedented rates due to climate change. On January 21, the United N

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/2025-international-year-glaciers-preservation-research-lucsus-studies-impacts-glacial-melt - 2025-07-11

By Cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 3 February 2025 To find sustainable solutions for employees in industries facing decline, I think you need to understand what it is about the job that is important to their identity, Says Felix Schultz. A new research project, led by LUCSUS research fellow Felix Schulz, aims to explore how work identities sh

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/understanding-identity-climate-transition - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 26 augusti 2019 Vattenproverna är tagna i sjöar och vattendrag inom ett område på 35 kilometer i södra Sverige. Skillnaderna i färg beror på koncentration och sammansättning av organiskt material och järn. Foto: Stefan Löfgren De senaste 50 åren har vattnet i sjöar och vattendrag blivit mycket brunare. Den så kallade brunifieringen påverkar såväl produktionen av dricksvatten som livet i

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/atgarder-i-skogen-kan-forhindra-att-sjoar-blir-brunare - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 19 september 2019 Asteroidkollisionen för 470 miljoner år sedan skapade en unik istid följd av en ökad biologisk mångfald. Illustration: Don Davis. En internationell studie ledd av forskare vid Lunds universitet visar att en kollision i asteroidbältet för 470 miljoner år sedan radikalt förändrade livet på jorden. Solsystemet fylldes med enorma mängder damm varpå en unik istid, följd av

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/gigantisk-asteroidkollision-skapade-okad-biologisk-mangfald-pa-jorden - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 23 september 2019 Ishockeyspelare. I en ny studie presenterar forskare vid Lunds universitet en teknik för skridskoåkning som är mer energieffektiv än den traditionella skärtekniken. Genom att åka i bågar kan ishockeyspelare ta sig fram lika fort men göra av med mindre energi. Författarna menar att upptäckten på sikt kan leda till bättre prestationer på isen, genom att spelarna orkar me

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-har-analyserat-alternativ-akteknik-som-kan-revolutionera-ishockeyn - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 27 september 2019 Konstnärlig illustration av den nyupptäckta exoplaneten. En internationell forskargrupp har upptäckt en ny exoplanet 30 ljusår från jorden. Astronomer från Lunds universitet har spelat en viktig roll i arbetet genom att kartlägga den gåtfulla himlakroppens ursprung. Deras analyser visar att exoplaneten har bildats på ett extremt ovanligt sätt, något som fått forskarvär

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-har-kartlagt-nyupptackt-exoplanets-unika-ursprung - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 26 september 2019 GPS-sändaren på sköldpaddan sänder information om position och på vilket djup den befinner sig. Fotot är taget på Ascension Island. Foto: Susanne Åkesson I en ny internationell studie identifierar forskare kritiska marina områden på jorden. Det är första gången som forskarvärlden tar ett globalt grepp på marina konfliktzoner där mänsklig verksamhet påverkar valar, havs

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/forsta-globala-kartlaggningen-av-marina-konfliktzoner - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 2 oktober 2019 Kemiprofessor Kenneth Wärnmark och fysikprofessor Torsten Åkesson får anslag av Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse för att driva tunga projekt inom solcellsutveckling och mörk materia. Kenneth Wärnmark, professor vid kemiska institutionen, får 35 miljoner kronor för att undersöka hur järnmolekyler kan användas i utvecklingen av solceller och solbränsle. Forskningen syft

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-far-mangmiljonanslag-fran-wallenberg-stiftelse - 2025-07-11

Publicerad 11 oktober 2019 GPS monteras på en silltrut. Foto: Aron Hejdström Har trutar och måsar en inbyggd autopilot som kontrollerar deras flygning och avgör höjd och landning? Ja, svarar forskare i en ny studie som involverat universitet i fyra europeiska länder. Nervceller i fåglarnas synorgan och hjärna identifierar och tolkar det optiska flödet. På så vis upplever de hur olika objekt under

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/autopilot-hjalper-faglar-att-landa - 2025-07-11