By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 2 September 2021 Grand Isle (where Ida made landfall), when it was flooded by a previous hurricane in 2002. LUCSUS researcher, David O’Byrne, who has done extensive research on coastal restoration in Louisiana, USA, comments in the wake of storm Ida. It was one of the strongest to hit the state in terms of wind-speed, and stru

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/quick-funds-recovery-need-be-combined-long-term-plans-david-obyrne-comments-storm-ida - 2025-07-07

By Stina [dot] Lundkvist [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 8 October 2021 While sustainability challenges, such as climate change, tend to be seen as external problems, a new article by professor Christine Wamsler, helps us to see and address them as  a human relationship crisis. Photo Unsplash In a newly published article in Global Environmental Change, LUCSUS Professor

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/global-and-internal-transformation-are-tied-together-new-study-provides-roadmap-advancing-related - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 7 October 2021 The recent IPCC report can underpin climate action and the science provides direction to political action on a local and global level. At least, this is what LUCSUS Director, and one of the lead authors of the report, Emily Boyd wish to to see happen. In August, the IPCC published the first part of its sixth ass

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/ipcc-report-cop26-emily-boyd-comments-what-science-can-do-climate-action-0 - 2025-07-07

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 21 October 2021 Do you want to learn about the promises and pitfalls of ‘net zero’ mitigation pathways and the technologies that are supposed to help bring these about? In June 2022, LUCSUS will co-organise a 5-day intensive PhD course focusing on climate change mitigation and the politics of 'Net Zero' and

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-phd-course-politics-net-zero-and-carbon-removal - 2025-07-07

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 2 November 2021 Another decade of deforestation means more biodiversity lost, greenhouse gas emissions and forest degradation, fragmentation and conversion to other land-uses. Photo: Unsplash On the second day of COP26, more than 100 global leaders, representing 85% of the world's forests, pledged to halt an

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/researcher-torsten-krause-comments-world-leaders-pledge-end-deforestation-2030 - 2025-07-07

By Stina [dot] lundkvist [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 10 November 2021 Sara Ullström says that she learnt a lot by watching the other participants’ presentations and listening to the feedback they got from the jury as well. “Stand still while you are talking, move when you are not talking”, I will remember that. LUCSUS PhD candidate Sara Ullström competed in the nati

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-candidate-sara-ullstrom-knows-how-pitch-her-research-4-min-these-are-her-tips - 2025-07-07

By Cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 15 November 2021 LUCSUS Director Emily Boyd. LUCSUS Director professor Emily Boyd, has recently been appointed Editor-In-Chief for the journal Global Sustainability. Emily Boyd took over the editorship from the previous Editor-in -Chief, professor Johan Rockström. As the new editor-in-chief, Emily Boyd would

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/emily-boyd-new-editor-chief-global-sustainability - 2025-07-07

Published 17 November 2021 We are seeing dramatic growth in forest-based carbon offsets, even though carbon stored in trees cannot compensate for continued fossil fuel emissions. Photo: Marita Kavelashvili Net zero emission pledges by countries and companies are everywhere at the moment. Most of these pledges rely on massive amounts of carbon removal, yet details on how this will transpire remain

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/we-cant-let-markets-decide-future-removing-carbon-atmosphere - 2025-07-07

By Cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 22 November 2021 While flying is still widely presented as a social norm, the problematization of flying makes visible that other more climate-friendly ways of traveling and vacationing are both possible and desirable. Photo: Unsplash/Ross Parmly The “Staying on the ground” movement initiated in Sweden has g

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/how-did-flying-go-luxury-aspiration-contested-norm-sweden - 2025-07-07

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 2 December 2021 The best way to get local communities and citizens involved is to ensure that citizens can somehow benefit from the project, either as individuals or as a community, says Henner Bush. Offshore wind power is presented as one of the solutions to solve the energy crisis in southern Sweden. But t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/conflicts-between-national-climate-targets-and-local-communities-jeopardize-renewable-energy - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 January 2024 Associate Professor Barry Ness is LUCSUS' new Director from 1st January 2024. He is excited about this new venture in his career, and aims to bring a collaborative and inclusive leadership approach to the role, one that mirrors the greater developments in the field of sustainability science. Read more about Bar

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/meet-new-lucsus-director-barry-ness - 2025-07-07

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 23 January 2024 LUMES alumni Sahana Subramanian started her PhD Studies at LUCSUS in Spring 2023. Sahana Subramanian will be working in the NaturICE research project, where she hopes to provide a better understanding of how societal-nature relationships in glacierised environments are changing due to glacier ret

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-sahana-subramanian-explores-plural-values-human-nature-relationships-glacierized - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 25 January 2024 Valentina Lomanto has worked with communities in different environmental and cultural projects before she came to LUCSUS. PhD student Valentina works in the FORMAS-funded project Environmental Human Rights Defenders – Change Agents at the Crossroads of Climate change, Biodiversity and Cultural Conservation. She

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-valentina-lomanto-explores-role-environmental-human-rights-defenders-agents-change - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 30 January 2024 We’re happy to announce that this year’s Development Research Conference (DevRes) will be held at Lund University on October 21-23. The conference aims to gather Swedish affiliated researchers working in fields linked to development and sustainability. The Development Research Conference (DevRes) is a bi-annual

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/save-date-devres-conference-21-23-october - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 30 January 2024 PhD student Carmen Margiotta will explore how diverse cosmological worldviews influence individuals' connections with glaciers, as part of the project NaturICE. Her specific focus revolves around the intersection of environmental and epistemic justice, emphasizing the subjective experiences of climate change. R

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-carmen-margiotta-studies-how-individuals-worldviews-influcence-connections-glaciers - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 1 March 2024 The identified practices seems to be especially suitable to woody perennials, suggesting that they will work especially well in wine growing region, says the researchers behind the study. Photo: Pixabay. Farming practices have the potential to slow climate change by pulling carbon from the air and store it in the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/study-identifies-seven-ways-which-farmers-can-help-increase-carbon-storage-soil - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 March 2024 Join LUCSUS, Lund University and Lund municipality for this year's Sustainability week. We are organising many different events, and hope to see you there! Sustainability week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. The week serves as a platform for bringi

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/join-lucsus-years-sustainability-week-lund-8-13-april-2024 - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 March 2024 The project aims to address climate anxiety in children and youth, increase resilience and enhance educators’ skills. Photo: Unsplash. A new research project aims to enhance educators' skills for nurturing inner resilience and reducing climate anxiety of learners through trauma-informed and creative approaches th

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-lucsus-research-project-aims-address-climate-anxiety-youth-and-enhance-skills-educators-and - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 19 March 2024 To strenghten the visibility of LUCSUS, and LUCSUS research, a number of key research areas have been added to the LUCSUS website. The aim is to make it easier for external researchers, funders and other actors to locate and familiarise themselves with the different research areas in which LUCSUS has many publica

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/key-research-areas-lucsus - 2025-07-07

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 22 March 2024 Do you want to work with climate change transitions and sustainability? Then the LUCAS programme is for you! It offers potential and vital ways of addressing climate change in collaboration with society. We are delighted to announce that we are launching a new 2-years Master of Science programme in Climate Change

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-master-science-programme-climate-change-and-society - 2025-07-07