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Workers need stronger political support to navigate the transition and a credible vision for how to achieve it
Felix Schulz, postdoctoral researcher at LUCSUS, studies the impacts of the green transition on workers in different parts of the world. He is interested in what kind of change the...

Connecting sustainability research to the work of the Right Livelihood laureates
LUCSUS is a partner of Right Livelihood, an organisation that recognises and supports people advocating for social change. Each year, LUCSUS awards travel stipends to master studen...

Who benefits from carbon farming? New research project explores impacts on farmers in the Global South
Researcher Emma Johansson is leading a new research project about the social consequences of carbon farming in the Global South.

LUCSUS research takes root at one of Sweden’s largest field fairs
On most days, the flatlands west of Lund are inhabited mainly by grain crops and incessant wind. The week after Midsummer, a field near Borgeby Castlefield becomes a bustling gathe...

Nation states should take the lead in governing and deploying carbon capture and storage technologies
Nation states should take the lead in governing and deploying carbon capture and storage technologies and use them to mitigate emissions from hard-to-abate industries such as iron,...