Sustainability
Building back better from the coronavirus pandemic — The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruption to lives and businesses around the world with massive adverse health and socioeconomic impacts for societies worldwide. Although the pandemic is a global and systemic crisis, governments’ responses
New collaboration with University of Koblenz-Landau — Centre for Sustainable Societal Transformation (CRS) at Karlstad University is about to start new collaboration with the Institute for Environmental Sciences (IES) at University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany. I, as the Research Director and a representative
Mangroves are disappearing, here is why — Mangroves, the coastal cousins of the inland forests, do not only represent a unique set of rich biodiversity but also provide important livelihoods, coastal defence, and carbon sinks. Yet despite their critical importance, mangrove forests
Who will solve the Climate Crisis? — The Climate Students network at Karlstad University organized a panel discussion on 27 May 2022 between researchers and politicians on the topic “Who will solve the climate crisis”? I was one of the panelists and
Stay on the ground — Air travel accounts for a major share of individual greenhouse gas emissions. A transatlantic round trip adds up to 1.6 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emission, which is the entire annual carbon budget of a
To fix our energy system, we have to fix us, radically! — We need to activate a rapid spread of new technologies, behaviors, social norms, and structural reorganization across our society to radically transform the global energy system. In a recently published Proceedings of the National Academy
It’s all about the safe operating space — If you are a Vogtian (William Vogt laid the foundation of “Environmental Carrying Capacity” in his famous and important book “Road to Survival”), you know how crucial it is to respect and not to transgress
Urbanisation of Tirunelveli city might warm it up — The unprecedented rate of urbanisation is taking toll on cities’ climate and environment globally, but the most profound impacts are evident in the fast growing cities in developing countries, like in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
The planetary boundaries framework — The planetary boundaries framework is not only one of the most significant research concepts developed by the centre, it is also one of the most influential to come out from global sustainability science overall. I
How far are we pushing chemical boundaries? — You should be alarmed by the levels of chemical pollution in water and soil in both developed and developing countries. Read here and find out more.
