https://socialsciences.ku.dk/climate-and-sustainability/news/ News on climate change and sustainability within the social sciences en Tue, 26 May 2026 04:44:47 +0200 Tue, 26 May 2026 04:44:47 +0200 https://sodas.ku.dk/research/news-2024/the-icarus-project-how-humans-deal-with-heat/ The ICARUS project will study the interactions between physiology, psychology, and culture to improve... https://sodas.ku.dk/research/news-2024/the-icarus-project-how-humans-deal-with-heat/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:15:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/new-project-explores-how-flexible-our-eating-habits-are/ Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark, researchers from the departments of Anthropology and... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/new-project-explores-how-flexible-our-eating-habits-are/ Wed, 08 May 2024 04:30:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/new-anthropological-projects-explore-african-climate-and-energy-challenges/ With support from DANIDA, two projects based at the Department of Anthropology are investigating climate... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/new-anthropological-projects-explore-african-climate-and-energy-challenges/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:45:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/ecosystems-have-higher-monetary-value-than-previously-calculated/ Current economic practice systematically underestimates the value of nature, according to an international... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/ecosystems-have-higher-monetary-value-than-previously-calculated/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:15:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/easy-solutions-are-rarely-the-answer-to-societys-climate-challenges/ It can sometimes seem like we're making problems unnecessarily complicated when we, as a society, need... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/easy-solutions-are-rarely-the-answer-to-societys-climate-challenges/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:15:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/derg-grants/ The UCPH-DERG research group under the Department of Economics has received funding for five new projects,... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2024/derg-grants/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:30:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/five-social-science-projects-to-investigate-green-transition/ Five projects in Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science receive a total of DKK 15.8 million from... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/five-social-science-projects-to-investigate-green-transition/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:15:00 +0100 https://anthropology.ku.dk/dep/news/2023/can-wind-turbines-and-nature-interests-go-hand-in-hand/ A new project at the Department of Anthropology will investigate how different interests can come together... https://anthropology.ku.dk/dep/news/2023/can-wind-turbines-and-nature-interests-go-hand-in-hand/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:45:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/researchers-will-explore-and-develop-a-new-ecological-ethics/ With support from VELUX FONDEN, a collaboration between anthropologists and theologians will pave the... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/researchers-will-explore-and-develop-a-new-ecological-ethics/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/new-partnership-aims-to-improve-protection-of-maritime-infrastructures-in-the-north-sea/ How can we protect the critical infrastructures on which the green transition depends? A new research... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/new-partnership-aims-to-improve-protection-of-maritime-infrastructures-in-the-north-sea/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/genetically-modified-crops-can-help-both-humans-and-nature/ New economic research shows that GM crops increase crop yields, especially in poorer countries. This... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/genetically-modified-crops-can-help-both-humans-and-nature/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:15:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/philosophers-agree-with-economists-on-climate-action/ A new study shows that philosophers with expertise on social discounting and intergenerational distribution... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/philosophers-agree-with-economists-on-climate-action/ Thu, 25 May 2023 16:45:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/charcoal-is-a-focal-point-in-conflicts-over-east-africas-green-transition/ With a grant of DKK 10.4 million from Danida, Ole Wæver will study conflicts and conflict resolution... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/charcoal-is-a-focal-point-in-conflicts-over-east-africas-green-transition/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:45:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/a-positive-intergenerational-workplace-climate-is-related-to-better-self-perceived-ageing/ A workplace climate that accommodates all age groups seem to have a positive impact on both younger and... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/a-positive-intergenerational-workplace-climate-is-related-to-better-self-perceived-ageing/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/what-would-you-pay-to-save-the-hazel-dormouse/ Economists from the University of Copenhagen have developed green models to calculate environmental and... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/what-would-you-pay-to-save-the-hazel-dormouse/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/a-new-land-reform-can-address-climate-challenges/ Rewetting low-lying organic soils that are currently under agricultural cultivation has a significant... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/a-new-land-reform-can-address-climate-challenges/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/almost-every-other-dane-is-trying-to-cut-back-on-meat/ New sociological research shows that almost half of the Danish population is trying to reduce their meat... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/almost-every-other-dane-is-trying-to-cut-back-on-meat/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:45:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/experiences-in-virtual-reality-can-motivate-us-to-climate-action/ Most people see the need for a green transition, but our actions do not always follow suit, says professor... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/experiences-in-virtual-reality-can-motivate-us-to-climate-action/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/new-projects-on-coastal-protection-and-environmental-mobilisation/ Two projects at the Department of Anthropology have received grants from the Independent Research Fund... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/new-projects-on-coastal-protection-and-environmental-mobilisation/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:45:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/how-do-we-ensure-local-support-for-green-energy-production/ Huge Power-to-X investments in new hydrogen-based fuels shall propel the green transition in Denmark... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/how-do-we-ensure-local-support-for-green-energy-production/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/green-and-sustainable-food-should-become-the-automatic-choice/ One of the main obstacles to introducing a more climate-friendly food culture in Denmark is the many... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/green-and-sustainable-food-should-become-the-automatic-choice/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0200 https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/news/expert-committees-for-sustainable-development-in-the-social-field/ Mette Gørtz will take one of seven seats in the new committee. https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/news/expert-committees-for-sustainable-development-in-the-social-field/ Tue, 10 May 2022 13:15:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/wildfires-when-nature-strikes-back-politically/ With support from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, anthropologists will investigate how the extensive... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/wildfires-when-nature-strikes-back-politically/ Tue, 10 May 2022 13:15:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/large-economic-wheels-must-be-turned-to-make-way-for-green-cars/ Which economic levers do the politicians have to pull to move people from fossil driven cars to electrified... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/large-economic-wheels-must-be-turned-to-make-way-for-green-cars/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:15:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/survey-strong-consensus-among-experts-for-higher-co2-prices/ Almost all academic experts recommend higher carbon prices as a way to limit global warming, the first... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/survey-strong-consensus-among-experts-for-higher-co2-prices/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:15:00 +0100 https://www.econ.ku.dk/derg/news/research-collaboration-with-ethiopia-on-building-resilience-to-climate-change-achieves-new-important-milestone/ The research collaboration between the Development Economics Research Group (UCPH-DERG) and the Policy... https://www.econ.ku.dk/derg/news/research-collaboration-with-ethiopia-on-building-resilience-to-climate-change-achieves-new-important-milestone/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/non-state-actors-are-now-driving-the-green-transition/ The climate scientists: Portrait of political scientist Michele Betsill  and her research in the... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2022/non-state-actors-are-now-driving-the-green-transition/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/news/climate-policy-is-also-about-behavior/ The expert commission has released their first report advising politicians on how to achieve the Danish... https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/news/climate-policy-is-also-about-behavior/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:15:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/millions-for-research-into-green-transition-on-the-roads/ The Independent Research Fund Denmark has allocated almost 12 million to the project GREENCAR, which... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/millions-for-research-into-green-transition-on-the-roads/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:30:00 +0100 https://www.economics.ku.dk/news/news/how-to-transition-the-car-fleet-to-zero-emission-vehicles/ The IRFD grants Mogens Fosgerau 11.8 mio DKK to solve the question: How do we manage the transition of... https://www.economics.ku.dk/news/news/how-to-transition-the-car-fleet-to-zero-emission-vehicles/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/research-project-will-crack-the-code-behind-green-neighbourhood-communities/ With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, new research anchored at the Department of Anthropology will... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/research-project-will-crack-the-code-behind-green-neighbourhood-communities/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:45:00 +0100 https://anthropology.ku.dk/dep/news/2021/thomas-hylland-eriksen-we-are-living-in-an-overheated-world/ The Norwegian social anthropologist Thomas Hylland Eriksen has been proclaimed Honorary Doctor at UCPH.... https://anthropology.ku.dk/dep/news/2021/thomas-hylland-eriksen-we-are-living-in-an-overheated-world/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0100 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/copenhagen-ocean-hub-is-launched/ Copenhagen Ocean Hub must explore the oceans as a social, political and cultural space and thus contribute...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/copenhagen-ocean-hub-is-launched/" alt="Copenhagen Ocean Hub is launched" title="Copenhagen Ocean Hub is launched"><img src="https://samf.ku.dk/nyheder/2021/copenhagen-ocean-hub-er-sat-i-soeen/ocean-hub_55x55.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/copenhagen-ocean-hub-is-launched/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:30:00 +0100 https://psychology.ku.dk/news/2021/can-we-become-more-climate-friendly-with-the-help-of-our-perosnality-traits/ Psychologists will investigate whether they can get participants to act more climate-friendly by adapting... https://psychology.ku.dk/news/2021/can-we-become-more-climate-friendly-with-the-help-of-our-perosnality-traits/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:15:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/the-green-transition-starts-in-your-municipality/ Local citizens need to be involved in the green transition if the climate crisis is to gain broad public... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/the-green-transition-starts-in-your-municipality/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:30:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/new-project-maps-illegal-mining-and-global-environmental-crime/ With a grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, researchers from the UCPH will study how minerals... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/new-project-maps-illegal-mining-and-global-environmental-crime/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:30:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/one-per-cent-makes-a-world-of-difference/ Frikk Nesje and his colleagues have created international awareness by building bridges in the political... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/one-per-cent-makes-a-world-of-difference/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/research-into-digital-sovereignty-and-governance-of-oceans-receives-multi-million-grants/ Two VELUX FONDEN grants allow researchers from the Department of Political Science to launch projects... https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2021/research-into-digital-sovereignty-and-governance-of-oceans-receives-multi-million-grants/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0200 https://socialsciences.ku.dk/climate-and-sustainability/news/green-network-to-strengthen-cross-disciplinary-research-into-green-transition/ A new research network, The Governance of Green Transition, under the Faculty of Social Sciences, will...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://socialsciences.ku.dk/climate-and-sustainability/news/green-network-to-strengthen-cross-disciplinary-research-into-green-transition/" alt="Green network to strengthen cross-disciplinary research into green transition" title="Green network to strengthen cross-disciplinary research into green transition"><img src="https://socialsciences.ku.dk/climate-and-sustainability/news/green-network-to-strengthen-cross-disciplinary-research-into-green-transition/vindmoelle-55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://socialsciences.ku.dk/climate-and-sustainability/news/green-network-to-strengthen-cross-disciplinary-research-into-green-transition/ Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:15:00 +0200 https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/news/claus-thustrup-kreiner-and-peter-birch-soerensen-in-new-expert-committee/ A Danish expert group to determine the framework for a uniform CO2e tax has now been set up. Department... https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/news/claus-thustrup-kreiner-and-peter-birch-soerensen-in-new-expert-committee/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:15:00 +0100 https://anthropology.ku.dk/dep/news/2020/project-will-create-new-narratives-about-open-landscapes/ With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, a major research project will address land use change in Danish...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://anthropology.ku.dk/dep/news/2020/project-will-create-new-narratives-about-open-landscapes/" alt="Project will create new narratives about open landscapes" title="Project will create new narratives about open landscapes"><img src="https://antropologi.ku.dk/ominstituttet/Nyheder/2020/projekt-skal-skabe-nye-fortaellinger-om-fremtidens-aabne-landskaber/Landscape_CB_55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://anthropology.ku.dk/dep/news/2020/project-will-create-new-narratives-about-open-landscapes/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 09:15:00 +0100 https://www.sociology.ku.dk/about/news/2020/is-the-corona-pandemic-supporting-or-crowding-out-the-attention-towards-green-transition/ New grant: Researchers from Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS) will investigate how the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://www.sociology.ku.dk/about/news/2020/is-the-corona-pandemic-supporting-or-crowding-out-the-attention-towards-green-transition/" alt="Is the corona pandemic supporting or crowding out the attention towards green transition?" title="Is the corona pandemic supporting or crowding out the attention towards green transition?"><img src="https://www.soc.ku.dk/instituttet/nyheder_/styrker-eller-svaekker-coranakrisen-indsatsen-mod-klimaforandringer/Sociale_medier_Pexels_Pixabay_55_55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://www.sociology.ku.dk/about/news/2020/is-the-corona-pandemic-supporting-or-crowding-out-the-attention-towards-green-transition/ Wed, 13 May 2020 13:30:00 +0200