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Identifying the influence of an operational environment on environmental impacts of waste management
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2019-12-13)
Ever-increasing waste generation, resource depletion and awareness of adverse environmental impacts all factor into the growing application of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a method for evaluating the potential environmental ...
Identifying needs and ways to integrate sustainability into energy degree programmes
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2018-12-07)
This dissertation focuses on the changes needed in energy education in order to integrate sustainability into the courses of energy degree programmes at technical universities. Education is an important driver of and energy ...
Developing handprints to enhance the environmental performance of other actors
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2023-03-24)
Major environmental challenges, such as water scarcity and quality issues, excess use of virgin nutrients, air pollution and global climate change, have given rise to an urgent need to reduce the environmental impacts of ...
Decoupling protein production from agricultural land use
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2021-12-03)
Global food production faces significant challenges owing to the growing population and limited resources including land and freshwater. Animal protein production consumes a major proportion of globally produced food ...
Climate impact and financial assessment of rural bioeconomy symbiosis
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2024-09-27)
The pressing issue of climate change is to be exacerbated as human activities on Earth continue to push the global mean annual temperature past the 1.5- and 2-degrees Celsius thresholds. The impact of global warming further ...
Environmental impacts of printed electronics and challenging electronic waste
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2024-12-13)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is the fastest-growing waste stream. This dissertation study the environmental impacts of printed electronics and challenging electronic waste. The environmental impacts on ...
Just transition to circular textile systems
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2024-08-23)
The 21st century has seen the proliferation of multiple social and environmental challenges. The textile industry - especially the fast fashion paradigm - has received heavy criticism for contributing to emissions, pollution, ...
Climate change mitigation potential of Finnish households through consumption changes
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2021-10-29)
In order to achieve the universal goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 ℃ above the preindustrial level, human beings must take action in all sectors. Approximately 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions are related to ...
The interconnections of lock-in mechanisms in the forest-based bioeconomy transition towards sustainability
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2022-12-12)
Complex systems and changes in their structures and processes directed towards more sustainable practices have been increasingly investigated. However, such transitions towards sustainability have often been hindered by ...
Comparing climate impacts of biological and technical pathways of carbon capture and utilisation
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2024-11-15)
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and surface temperature have risen despite our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To still achieve our climate goal to limit global temperature rise under 1.5 °C, different ...