Ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland
The drive to expand renewable energies is often in direct conflict with sustainable development goals. Thus, it is important that energy policies account for potential trade-offs. We assess the interlinkages between energy, food, water and land, for two case studies, Okinawa and Sogn og Fjordane. We...
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fthsvestlandet:oai:hvlopen.brage.unit.no:11250/2492845 2024-03-03T08:45:02+00:00 Ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland Carrivick, Jonathan L. Yde, Jacob Clement Russell, Andrew J. Quincey, Duncan J Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas Mallalieu, Joseph 2017 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2492845 https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12199 eng eng Boreas. 2017, 46 (3), 369-387. urn:issn:0300-9483 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2492845 https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12199 cristin:1518367 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no 369-387 46 Boreas 3 Journal article Peer reviewed 2017 fthsvestlandet https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12199 2024-02-02T12:40:36Z The drive to expand renewable energies is often in direct conflict with sustainable development goals. Thus, it is important that energy policies account for potential trade-offs. We assess the interlinkages between energy, food, water and land, for two case studies, Okinawa and Sogn og Fjordane. We apply a range of assessment methods and study their usefulness as tools to identify trade-offs and to compare the sustainability performance. We calculate cross-sectoral footprints, self-sufficiency ratios and perform a simplified Energy-Water-Food nexus analysis. We use the latter for assessing scenarios to increase energy and food self-sufficiency in Okinawa, while we use ecosystem service (ESS) accounting for Sogn og Fjordane. For Okinawa, we find that constraints on the energy, food and water sectors urgently call for integrated approaches to energy policy; for Sogn og Fjordane, the further expansion of renewables comes at the expense of cultural and supporting ESS, which could outweigh gains from increased energy exports. We recommend a general upgrade to indicators and visualization methods that look beyond averages and a fostering of infrastructure for data on sustainable development based on harmonized international protocols. We warn against rankings of countries or regions based on benchmarks that are neither theory-driven nor location-specific. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Kangerlussuaq Høgskulen på Vestlandet: HVL Open Greenland Kangerlussuaq ENVELOPE(-55.633,-55.633,72.633,72.633) Sogn ENVELOPE(-21.133,-21.133,63.994,63.994) Boreas 46 3 369 387 |
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The drive to expand renewable energies is often in direct conflict with sustainable development goals. Thus, it is important that energy policies account for potential trade-offs. We assess the interlinkages between energy, food, water and land, for two case studies, Okinawa and Sogn og Fjordane. We apply a range of assessment methods and study their usefulness as tools to identify trade-offs and to compare the sustainability performance. We calculate cross-sectoral footprints, self-sufficiency ratios and perform a simplified Energy-Water-Food nexus analysis. We use the latter for assessing scenarios to increase energy and food self-sufficiency in Okinawa, while we use ecosystem service (ESS) accounting for Sogn og Fjordane. For Okinawa, we find that constraints on the energy, food and water sectors urgently call for integrated approaches to energy policy; for Sogn og Fjordane, the further expansion of renewables comes at the expense of cultural and supporting ESS, which could outweigh gains from increased energy exports. We recommend a general upgrade to indicators and visualization methods that look beyond averages and a fostering of infrastructure for data on sustainable development based on harmonized international protocols. We warn against rankings of countries or regions based on benchmarks that are neither theory-driven nor location-specific. publishedVersion |
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Carrivick, Jonathan L. Yde, Jacob Clement Russell, Andrew J. Quincey, Duncan J Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas Mallalieu, Joseph Ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland |
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Carrivick, Jonathan L. Yde, Jacob Clement Russell, Andrew J. Quincey, Duncan J Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas Mallalieu, Joseph |
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Carrivick, Jonathan L. |
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Ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland |
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Ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland |
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Ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland |
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Ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland |
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Ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-Holocene in the Kangerlussuaq area of west Greenland |
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ice-margin and meltwater dynamics during the mid-holocene in the kangerlussuaq area of west greenland |
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