Sökning: "Sustainability Assessment Scheme"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 uppsatser innehållade orden Sustainability Assessment Scheme.

1. 1. Development of a Product Circularity Indicator Suitable for the EPD-scheme of Construction Products : A Review of Product Circularity Indicators and their Potential Applicability in EPDs for the Construction Sector

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Författare :Anna Hallberg; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Circular Economy; Product Circularity; Indicator; EPD; Construction Products; Green Buildings; Cirkulär Ekonomi; Produktcirkuläritet; Indikator; EPD; Byggprodukter; Hållbara Byggnader;

   Sammanfattning : A change in resource consumption patterns is crucial to avoid climate change, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to increase climate resilience and consequently, the idea of a circular economy (CE) has gained widespread attention. The resource intense building and construction sector has become subject to both internal and external pressure to become more circular. LÄS MER

3. 2. Biobased iron pellet production : Assessment of the availability and sustainability of biomass as fuel for iron ore pellet production in LKAB

   Master-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

   Författare :Magnus Kemi; [2023]
   Nyckelord :bio-energy; biomass; coal; greenhouse gas emissions; industrial residues; LCA; LKAB; logging residues; iron ore; pellets; sinters; willow; sustainability;

   Sammanfattning : Iron production accounts for substantial shares of global coal use and GHG emissions. LKAB is Europe’s largest iron company and Sweden’s fourth-largest emitter of GHGs. To reduce its emissions, LKAB might implement biomass in iron ore pelletisation. LÄS MER

4. 3. The Nuclear Option : A Global Sustainability Appraisal of Civil Nuclear Energy

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

   Författare :Sebastian Arnström; [2020]
   Nyckelord :nuclear power; solar power; wind power; sustainability; sustainable development; sustainable energy development; sustainability of nuclear power; nuclear accidents; nuclear weapons proliferation; nuclear fuel depletion;

   Sammanfattning : Energy production systems are essential for human progress. They fuel the technologies that underpin economic growth and are prerequisite for efficient food production, education and healthcare. On the flip side, they also incur substantial eco-social costs. LÄS MER

5. 4. A Comparison of TraceabilityApproaches and Certifications inthe Clothing Industry : A Case Study at ASKET AB

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Författare :Lisa Steffenhagen; [2019]
   Nyckelord :supply chain traceability; transparency; certifications; clothing industry; SME; Spårbarhet i leveranskedja; transparens; certifieringar; klädindustri; SME;

   Sammanfattning : The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries worldwide with vast impacts on all three pillars of sustainability – ecology, society and economy. Recently there has been increased interest in improving sustainable practices in the clothing industry. LÄS MER

7. 5. Good meadows, good farmers? An assessment of the cultural sustainability of an Irish pilot results-oriented agri-environmental scheme

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Författare :Lorraine Guerin; [2018]
   Nyckelord :Results-oriented agri-environmental schemes; agri-environmental policy; Common Agricultural Policy; agriculture; farming; farmers; rural environment; policy evaluation; cultural sustainability; conservation; Ireland; Shannon Callows; high nature value grassland; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Agri-environmental schemes [AESs], which pay farmers to manage their land more environmentally sustainably, are the European Union’s primary policy instrument for addressing rural environmental problems. The majority of AESs in Europe are action-oriented (meaning they pay farmers to adhere to specified management prescriptions). LÄS MER