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Björn Nykvist
Researcher at Stockholm Environment Institute
Publications - 49
Citations - 21090
Björn Nykvist is an academic researcher from Stockholm Environment Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sustainability & European union. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 48 publications receiving 16908 citations. Previous affiliations of Björn Nykvist include Stockholm University & Stockholm Resilience Centre.
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A safe operating space for humanity
Johan Rockström,Johan Rockström,Will Steffen,Will Steffen,Kevin J. Noone,Åsa Persson,Åsa Persson,F. Stuart Chapin,Eric F. Lambin,Timothy M. Lenton,Marten Scheffer,Carl Folke,Carl Folke,Hans Joachim Schellnhuber,Hans Joachim Schellnhuber,Björn Nykvist,Björn Nykvist,Cynthia A. de Wit,Terry P. Hughes,Sander van der Leeuw,Henning Rodhe,Sverker Sörlin,Sverker Sörlin,Peter K. Snyder,Robert Costanza,Robert Costanza,Uno Svedin,Malin Falkenmark,Malin Falkenmark,Louise Karlberg,Louise Karlberg,Robert W. Corell,Victoria J. Fabry,James Hansen,Brian Walker,Brian Walker,Diana Liverman,Diana Liverman,Katherine Richardson,Paul J. Crutzen,Jonathan A. Foley +40 more
TL;DR: Identifying and quantifying planetary boundaries that must not be transgressed could help prevent human activities from causing unacceptable environmental change, argue Johan Rockstrom and colleagues.
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Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity
Johan Rockström,Johan Rockström,Will Steffen,Will Steffen,Kevin J. Noone,Åsa Persson,Åsa Persson,F. Stuart Chapin,Eric F. Lambin,Timothy M. Lenton,Marten Scheffer,Carl Folke,Carl Folke,Hans Joachim Schellnhuber,Hans Joachim Schellnhuber,Björn Nykvist,Björn Nykvist,Cynthia A. de Wit,Terry P. Hughes,Sander van der Leeuw,Henning Rodhe,Sverker Sörlin,Sverker Sörlin,Peter K. Snyder,Robert Costanza,Robert Costanza,Uno Svedin,Malin Falkenmark,Malin Falkenmark,Louise Karlberg,Louise Karlberg,Robert W. Corell,Victoria J. Fabry,James Hansen,Brian Walker,Brian Walker,Diana Liverman,Katherine Richardson,Paul J. Crutzen,Jonathan A. Foley +39 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a new approach to global sustainability in which they define planetary boundaries within which they expect that humanity can operate safely. But the proposed concept of "planetary boundaries" lays the groundwork for shifting our approach to governance and management, away from the essentially sectoral analyses of limits to growth aimed at minimizing negative externalities, toward the estimation of the safe space for human development.
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Rapidly falling costs of battery packs for electric vehicles
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic analysis reveals a steep decline in the costs of battery packs for electric vehicles, with market-leading manufacturers setting the pace with market leader Tesla and its suppliers.
A safe operating space for humanity
Johan Rockström,Will Steffen,Kevin J. Noone,Åsa Persson,F. Stuart Chapin,Eric F. Lambin,Timothy M. Lenton,Marten Scheffer,Carl Folke,Hans Joachim,Schnellhuber,Björn Nykvist,Cynthia A. de Wit,Terry P. Hughes,Sander van der Leeuw,Hening Rodhe,Sverker Sörlin,Peter K. Snyder,Robert Costanza,Uno Svedin,Malin Falkenmark,Louise Karlberg,Robert W. Corell,Victoria J. Fabry,James Hansen,Brian Walker,Diana Liverman,Katherine Richardson,Paul J. Crutzen,Jonathan K. Foley +29 more
TL;DR: Identifying and quantifying planetary boundaries that must not be transgressed could help prevent human activities from causing unacceptable environmental change, argue Johan Rockstrom and colleagues as discussed by the authors, who identify and quantify planetary boundaries.
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An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions
Jonathan Köhler,Frank W. Geels,Florian Kern,Jochen Markard,Anna J. Wieczorek,Floortje Alkemade,Flor Avelino,Anna Bergek,Frank Boons,Lea Fünfschilling,David J. Hess,Georg Holtz,Sampsa Hyysalo,Kirsten Jenkins,Paula Kivimaa,Mari Martiskainen,Andrew McMeekin,Marie Susan Mühlemeier,Björn Nykvist,Elsie Onsongo,Bonno Pel,Rob Raven,Harald Rohracher,Björn A. Sandén,Johan Schot,Benjamin K. Sovacool,Bruno Turnheim,Daniel Welch,Peter Erskine Wells +28 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an extensive review and an updated research agenda for the field, classified into nine main themes: understanding transitions; power, agency and politics; governing transitions; civil society, culture and social movements; businesses and industries; transitions in practice and everyday life; geography of transitions; ethical aspects; and methodologies.