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- Andersson, David, 1979, et al.
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DN Debatt: LRF och Svenskt flyg svarar inte om klimatmålen
- 2015
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Ingår i: Dagens Nyheter. - 1101-2447.
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Sammantaget ser vi inget i motdebattörernas argument som talar emot att införa styrmedel, till exempel konsumtionsskatter, inom dessa områden där inga stora tekniska lösningar finns i sikte, skriver 14 miljö- och energiforskare i slutrepliken till sin text om flyg- och köttskatt (26/2).
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- Andersson, David, 1979, et al.
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Nu krävs kraftfulla åtgärder mot nötkött och flygresor
- 2015
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Ingår i: Dagens Nyheter. - 1101-2447. ; 2015-02-27
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Svenskarnas globala utsläpp från köttkonsumtion och flygresor motsvarar hälften av de totala utsläppen på hemmaplan. I vår rapport till Naturvårdsverket föreslår vi tydliga styrmedel – som nya skatter – för att begränsa konsumtionen på dessa områden, skriver 14 miljö- och energiforskare.
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- Larsson, Jörgen, 1966, et al.
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Low carbon lifestyles: potential for Sweden for 2050
- 2015
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Ingår i: PERL International Conference: A Decade of Responsible Living: Preparing, Engaging, Responding and Learning. UNESCO, Paris 10-11 March, 2014.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Nilsson, Andreas, 1974, et al.
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Effects of continuous feedback on households’ electricity consumption: Potentials and barriers
- 2014
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Ingår i: Applied Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 1872-9118 .- 0306-2619. ; 122, s. 17-23
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Two field experiments were carried out to study (a) the effects on energy savings of continuous visual feedback via in-home displays, and (b) the motives for responding or not. In study 1, 40 participants living in separate or semi-detached houses in two different towns participated. All participants received a questionnaire and a list of possible energy saving measures. Households were then randomly assigned to an experimental condition (display) or a control condition (no display). In study 2, 32 households in rented apartments participated. No significant differences between the conditions were found for either of the studies. In study 2, semi-structured interviews were conducted among nine of the households. Through an analysis of interview transcripts barriers were identified explaining why the feedback intervention was not sufficient to change behaviour and reduce consumption. The barriers experienced indicate that there is a risk of overconfidence in IHDs. For the development of energy policies and more wide-scale implementation, it is important to be aware of the potential obstacles to success.
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- Paulin, Johan, 1979-
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Sound intolerance : characteristics, psychosocial work factors and reactions to exposure
- 2019
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Sound intolerance refers to an adverse reaction to sounds at sound pressure levels most people do not find bothersome. It is sometimes associated with hearing loss and tinnitus, but neither conditions are a prerequisite for being intolerant to sounds. The processes underlying the heightened reactions to sound, or how sound intolerance is related to other afflictions is not fully known, and research in this area can still be described as being in an early stage. This thesis aims to broaden the knowledge about sound intolerance and the sub-category of hyperacusis by using cross-sectional epidemiological and quasi-experimental methods of inquiry.The thesis consists of three studies, each approaching the subject from a different perspective with the aim to better understand various characteristics of sound intolerance in general, its relation to psychosocial factors in the work environment, and its effects during noise exposure. Studies I & II are cross-sectional studies using two different data sets with similar design. Study I was based on data from a stratified sample in the Västerbotten Environmental Health Study. It examined the characteristics, background descriptions and comorbidities of self-reported and physician diagnosed individuals with hyperacusis, and compared them to a healthy referent group. Analyses revealed that a majority of both hyperacusis groups actively tried to avoid sound sources, and experienced that they for the most part could affect the environment to make it less noisy. There were significantly increased risks for other diagnosed illnesses in the hyperacusis groups compared to the healthy referent group, with large odds ratios (ORs) for the psychiatric illnesses anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and exhaustion syndrome. Other common illnesses were tinnitus, hearing impairment and musculoskeletal disorders. Study II used data from the Österbotten Environmental Health Study and focused on the psychosocial work environment for people with hyperacusis. Working participants with hyperacusis who were employed/on leave of absence/paternal leave/long-term sick listed were compared to a working sample without hyperacusis on measures of effort-reward imbalance, work over commitment, emotional and social support and worry at work. The hyperacusis group scored significantly higher on worry, social support, and reward, whereas the groups did not differ significantly with respect to emotional support, over commitment or effort. In the final study, a quasi-experimental design was employed to investigate how individuals with sound intolerance react to noise exposure over time, in terms of perceived sound intensity, unpleasantness, rated distractibility, symptoms, heart rate variability and cognitive performance. Participants were divided into three groups of equal size based on their self-rated sound intolerance, which resulted in low, medium, and high sound intolerance groups. Results revealed large variations across individuals in several outcome variables. Compared to the other two groups, the high sound intolerance group perceived the noise as more unpleasant, stronger, and more distracting. They further rated the symptoms as higher in intensity, showed deviations in heart rate variability, and performed poorer on a cognitive task selected to measure inhibition.In conclusion, the results suggest that persons with sound intolerance have relatively poor general health and hearing as well as high odds of comorbidity with various symptoms, including psychiatric diagnoses and functional somatic syndromes. In a working population, the sound intolerant show high odds for worrying about things at work, perceiving low social support at work and not feeling rewarded at work. Finally, the results suggest that persons with high sound intolerance have increased distractibility, sound unpleasantness, symptoms over time as well as lowered heart rate variability and cognitive performance when exposed to sounds.
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- Sparrman, Anna, 1965-, et al.
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Child Studies Multiple : Collaborative play for thinking through theories and methods
- 2023
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Ingår i: Culture Unbound. Journal of Current Cultural Research. - : Linköping University Electronic Press. - 2000-1525 .- 2000-1525. ; 15:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This text is an exploration of collaborative thinking and writing through theories, methods, and experiences on the topic of the child, children, and childhood. It is a collaborative written text (with 32 authors) that sprang out of the experimental workshop Child Studies Multiple. The workshop and this text are about daring to stay with mess, “un-closure” , and uncertainty in order to investigate the (e)motions and complexities of being either a child or a researcher. The theoretical and methodological processes presented here offer an opportunity to shake the ground on which individual researchers stand by raising questions about scientific inspiration, theoretical and methodological productivity, and thinking through focusing on process, play, and collaboration. The effect of this is a questioning of the singular academic ‘I’ by exploring and showing what a plural ‘I’ can look like. It is about what the multiplicity of voice can offer research in a highly individualistic time. The article allows the reader to follow and watch the unconventional trial-and-error path of the ongoing-ness of exploring theories and methods together as a research community via methods of drama, palimpsest, and fictionary.
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- Abel, I, et al.
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Overview of the JET results with the ITER-like wall
- 2013
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Ingår i: Nuclear Fusion. - : IOP Publishing. - 1741-4326 .- 0029-5515. ; 53:10, s. 104002-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Following the completion in May 2011 of the shutdown for the installation of the beryllium wall and the tungsten divertor, the first set of JET campaigns have addressed the investigation of the retention properties and the development of operational scenarios with the new plasma-facing materials. The large reduction in the carbon content (more than a factor ten) led to a much lower Z(eff) (1.2-1.4) during L- and H-mode plasmas, and radiation during the burn-through phase of the plasma initiation with the consequence that breakdown failures are almost absent. Gas balance experiments have shown that the fuel retention rate with the new wall is substantially reduced with respect to the C wall. The re-establishment of the baseline H-mode and hybrid scenarios compatible with the new wall has required an optimization of the control of metallic impurity sources and heat loads. Stable type-I ELMy H-mode regimes with H-98,H-y2 close to 1 and beta(N) similar to 1.6 have been achieved using gas injection. ELM frequency is a key factor for the control of the metallic impurity accumulation. Pedestal temperatures tend to be lower with the new wall, leading to reduced confinement, but nitrogen seeding restores high pedestal temperatures and confinement. Compared with the carbon wall, major disruptions with the new wall show a lower radiated power and a slower current quench. The higher heat loads on Be wall plasma-facing components due to lower radiation made the routine use of massive gas injection for disruption mitigation essential.
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- Andersson, Camilla, 1979-
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Air Pollution Dependency on Climate Variability and Source Region : Past, Current and Future Air Pollution Scenarios over Europe
- 2009
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The main objectives of this thesis were to investigate the dependency of European air pollution on climate variability and emission source region. Calculations with a chemistry transport model (CTM) were conducted to investigate the influence of climate variability. The CTM was forced by both simulated past (a re-analysis spanning 1958-2001) and future (a climate simulation spanning 1961-2100) meteorology keeping anthropogenic emissions constant. To investigate the influence of emission source region emissions were varied in western, eastern and northern Europe in seven-year (1997-2003) simulations. The main conclusions in this thesis are § There is variability in air pollution due to climate variability on time scales from year to year to decades and long-term trends. Hence, what is measured now will not be valid in a decade, or even next year. § Interannual variability in air pollution due to climate variability is greater than interannual variability in anthropogenic emissions. § The extreme conditions in 2003, resulting in elevated surface O3 concentrations, could be an indication on what we can expect in the future. § The trend in surface O3 over the past due to climate change is similar to the projected trend due to future climate change: increasing in south-western and central Europe and decreasing in north-eastern Europe. § Changes in isoprene emissions and dry deposition dependency on soil moisture are of importance for changes in surface O3 in central and southern Europe. It is vital to include these processes, especially the latter in climate change effect studies of surface O3. § This work indicates that it is of greater importance for health benefits of the European population to reduce primary PM emissions than precursors of secondary inorganic aerosol under the assumption of higher relative risk for primary PM. This is especially the case in western Europe.
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- Andersson, David, 1979
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A novel approach to calculate individuals' carbon footprints using financial transaction data - App development and design
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Cleaner Production. - : Elsevier BV. - 0959-6526. ; 256
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Carbon calculators can potentially help people understand and reduce their climate impact. This paper describes the features of Svalna, a mobile application that estimates users' greenhouse gas emissions by means of a hybrid approach that relies on financial transaction data from the users' bank paired with environmentally extended input output analysis; data from official registers of governmental agencies, and data entered by the users themselves. Applying financial transaction data in carbon calculators is increasingly popular, and I discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using such data in order to estimate greenhouse gas emissions. The paper also describes how design features have been developed based on insights from behavioral science and previous research on carbon calculators. The mobile application is available for use in Sweden and had approximately 15,000 users in December 2019. (c) 2020 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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- Andersson, David, 1979, et al.
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Attitudes to Personal Carbon Allowances
- 2011
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Ingår i: WORKING PAPERS IN ECONOMICS. - 1403-2465. ; 505
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- A personal carbon allowance (PCA) scheme targets emissions from individual consumption and allocates allowances directly to individuals by dividing the carbon budget on a per capita basis. In this study we analyze the results of a survey sent out to a representative sample of the Swedish population regarding attitudes to a potential PCA scheme. The distinctive design of a PCA scheme is likely to give rise to specific factors affecting individuals‟ attitudes, such as the perceived fairness of the allocation of allowances and corresponding redistribution of wealth, as well as the perceived complexity of the scheme. We perform an ordered probit analysis with attitude to PCAs as the dependent variable, controlling for a number of variables potentially affecting such attitudes. Interestingly, our findings indicate that the most important variable explaining attitudes to the scheme is the perception of respondents that this type of policy instrument seems very complex.
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