Sustainability & Environment THESIS AND RESEARCH TOPICS

How the pandemic lockdowns affected global CO2 levels by 'pausing' a lot of carbon emitting activities, such as transportation, tourism, work commuting and others. What lessons can we learn from this global crisis in regard to reducing our carbon footprint by limiting non-essential activities, and how can we implement those in normal-day life? How can we be better prepared energy-wise, in the event of another future pandemic, or a different type of crisis?  ...

How climate change has affected energy consumption for countries, companies and the general public? How the economy of people, companies and countries has shifted due to climate change? How do governments and companies try to alter and diversify their primary energy sources? Focus on a specific industry sector that has increased its demand and production due to climate change (for example district heating, hydropower, solar power, wind power). ...

What are the obstacles that onshore and offshore wind power installation faces in modern day societies. The relative acceptance of onshore and offshore wind power over the year and the importance of densities, distances and viewsheds. Willingness to pay for onshore and offshore wind power development and acceptance of CO2 mitigating measures. ...

I am an Industrial Design Student specializing in Sustainable design (Design for Planet) at Kolding Design School. In addition, I have a technical background as an Industrial Design Engineer from my bachelor's. My main interest is in 3D printing and Sustainable applications of this technology, for example within housing. However, I am open to suggestions and other topics as well. I have experience with: Creative problem-solving, idea generation, and visualization The design process from beginnin...

Tourism is a huge industry, generateing a big amount of waste. Therefore it is cruical that the organizations have a proper waste management strategy, to aim for more sustainable tourism practices. I would like to investigate a certain organization's or touristic event's current waste management techniques, along with comparing it with the academic findings and work out ideas for improvements....

The European Union has set stringent targets for achieving carbon neutrality, and the aviation industry faces a significant challenge in meeting these goals. Traditional aircraft are not inherently environmentally friendly, and innovative measures are required to reduce their carbon footprint. This project proposal aims to explore and evaluate potential strategies to enhance the environmental sustainability of the aviation industry within the European Union. The primary focus would be on adoptin...

Human-wildlife conflicts have been of particular interest to environmental organizations given their frequency and intensity around the world. From tigers in Nepal to polar bears in Greenland, local communities have negatively influenced the density and abundance of important wildlife species through poaching and habitat destruction. This research aims to smooth human-wildlife conflict through the Unified Framework for Negotiation (UNF). Identifying and analyzing aspects that currently influence...

I would like to investigate how the company is trying to present its products/services to customers so as to raise awareness about this issue (as corporate social resposibility) in order to make more sustainable choices, avoiding eposodes of greenwashing. I would like to investigate what are the focal points nowadays when making managerial or marketing choices and understand what ideas and goals are expected for the future. I would also like to understand how the company tries to showcase i...

1. Abstract Technology development lead to a better life for the people, however, in the linear setting of the business model, it created significant environmental issues such as global warming, climate change, and waste generation. E-waste is getting increase by passing each day due to several factors like the advancement of modern technology which lead to the high demand of people to replace the old and use new electronic devices with a shorter life span and lack of effective disposal methods....

Ørsted's green transformation has been recognized as proven success in transforming its products and services from NOG to renewable. With the EU’s SDG forces and the Danish government’s support socially and financially, Ørsted managed to maintain its legitimacy during the transformation. Their success has inspired more companies in energy sectors to pursue sustainable transformation more aggressively including CIP, Vesta, Ranboll..etc. This research intends to investiga...