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BAT for Reduction and Reuse of Emissions in Nordic Land-based Aquaculture
No full textAn appeal of land-based aquaculture is that emissions can be theoretically contained and valorized, but techniques for reusing emissions are constantly changing. In order for the Nordic aquaculture industry to grow in an environmentally sustainable manner, information on the best techniques must be disseminated. That is why the Nordic Council of Ministers, BAT group requested a report on the Best Available Techniques for the reduction and reuse of emissions from land-based aquaculture. The report discusses the current state of Nordic aquaculture, including policy specific to land-based production. The techniques to reduce, reuse, and valorize the major emission types from land-based aquaculture are described in detail. The information within the report is of use to a wide number of stakeholders including operators, policy makers, environmental authorities, investors, and entrepreneurs
Handling of electric car batteries in the island Nordic countries : Towards a safe an efficient system
No full textThe number of electric vehicles sold in the Nordic countries is increasing and there is a need for designing a safe and efficient system to collect, transport and handle the batteries once they have reached end-of life. The PROACTIVE project aims to set up an efficient and safe proces for handling of Li-ion batteries used in electric vehicles in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland including packaging, storage, tools, health and safety aspects related to that work.
Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) : Applying management tools to measure human impacts on Arctic and sub-Arctic Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
No full textIn NovasArc I spatial distribution of VMEs within the sub-arctic waters were predicted. NovasArc II updated the predictions with new observations to produce spatially estimates of the predictive uncertainty and the outputs of the earlier models were updated and validated. We discuss how the model output could be used in the development of criteria and indicators relevant to management of benthic habitats including the Good Environmental Status descriptors 1 and 6 in the MSFD, and the OSPAR common indicator “Physical damage of predominant and special habitats”. Also we explore the relevance of our results against the Performance Indicator Scores used in the certification requirements for Marine Stewardship Council. The results were discussed with stakeholders to exchange experiences and views regarding best practices for sustainable fisheries in light of management goals
What impact do climate change policies have on Nordic economies, industries, and households?
No full textThis report is the first out of four reports of the project “Ensuring inclusiveeconomic growth in the transition to a green economy (EnIGG)”. The EnIGGproject is a cross-sectoral project initiated and financed by the Nordic Council ofMinisters and coordinated by Nordregio. It aims to increase knowledge on how tostrengthen the Nordic economies in a challenging context and accelerate thegreen transition towards a climate-neutral economy while ensuring that theseprocesses are inclusive.The research for this report was conducted by researchers from VictoriaUniversity (Australia), Merit Economics (Finland) and Nordregio, withcontributions from the Centre for Regional & Tourism Research (Denmark) andReykjavik University (Iceland). The report analyses the impact of selected climatepolicy measures on Nordic economies, industries, and households
10 years of Nordic Societal Security Research
No full textOverview of results and effects from 10 years of research on societal security
Unga mäns psykiska ohälsa i Norden : En forskningsöversikt om psykisk hälsa i relation tillutbildning, arbetsliv och pandemi
No full textDen psykiska ohälsan utgör ett betydande samhälls- och folkhälsoproblem i de nordiska länderna. Flera studier visar dessutom att den psykiska ohälsan i Norden har ökat de senaste åren, särskilt bland unga. Enligt studierna i denna forskningsöversikt finns det könsskillnader i psykisk ohälsa. Det blir tydligt att normer om kön, sexualitet och maskulinitet spelar en viktig roll i hur unga män hanterar och upplever sin psykiska hälsa. Översikten fokuserar särskilt på kunskap om unga mäns psykiska hälsa i relation till dagens villkor och utmaningar inom utbildning och arbetsliv i Norden. Studien lyfter även kunskap om vilka konsekvenser pandemin har fått för unga mäns psykiska hälsa, då ökad arbetslöshet, distansundervisning och isolering har riskerat att förstärka en negativ utveckling av det psykiska måendet.
Municipalities can contribute to the strengthening of carbon sinks
No full textA carbon sink is created when the carbon uptake of plants, especially trees and forests is greater than the emissions of carbon from plants, soil, land use and land use change. Sinks help in mitigate climate change. Municipalities that strive to reach carbon neutrality need to strengthen carbon sinks, but this requires active engagement. Key challenges are related to land use and land use change. A first step is to make an inventory of the sinks that can be used in informing landowners and guiding municipal activities. The spatial resolution of national inventories of sinks should be developed to provide municipalities with useful information as detailed measurements cannot be carried out everywhere. Better information on sinks and factors affecting them would encourage joint work across municipalities and cooperation between municipalities, landowners, and other stakeholders
Chapter 8. Embracing audio in Nordic public service media: How Nordic public service media have transformed their radio and audio services
No full textThis chapter examines the radio and audio landscapes in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden in the late 2010s. How did the Nordic public service media (PSM) transform themselves from analogue radio broadcasters to digital audio providers, and how did they respond to the challenges of a changing media landscape? In addition, we investigate how Nordic PSM have strategically positioned themselves in the field of digital audio and what their distribution strategies have been in the age of digital platforms. Our thematic analysis of strategy papers and annual reports of four Nordic PSM organisations reveals that different countries’ communication policy solutions involved different directions for the development of audio services, particularly in terms of the distribution of audio content and digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio development. The organisations’ strategic future directions exhibit a strong ethos of universal broadcasting. However, audiences are fragmenting, and Nordic PSM organisations are accordingly targeting smaller audiences, especially with their podcast offerings.
Chapter 3. Public value after the news: A lifeworld-based approach to the legitimation of content universality as contribution to society
No full textThis chapter addresses a theoretical blind-spot around the societal contribution of non-journalistic public service content, caused by the academic focus on public service media’s (PSM) role in facilitating democratic public spheres. To broaden the focus, I propose a lifeworld-based approach inspired by Habermas’s Legitimation Crisis, as well as the differentiation of the economic and political system and the communicatively structured lifeworld in The Theory of Communicative Action. This basis enables a view of content universality as the precondition for PSM’s contribution to integration, cultural reproduction, and sense-making processes in society. The ideal of PSM as a connector of lifeworld horizons is proposed to highlight their value and distinctiveness within a fragmented media market and pluralised societies. Using the example of the BBC facing the potential transformation into a subscription service, I discuss the necessity, feasibility, and practical challenges of PSM acting as connectors of lifeworld horizons.
Afterword. When “everything” is still not enough: Expectations and realities regarding public service media’s contribution to twenty-first–century digitalised society
No full textBased on the chapters in this volume, an answer to the question of what constitutes the expected contributions of public service media (PSM) to contemporary society could be “everything”. Here at the conclusion of this volume, I set out to explore two related questions: How did we get here, and how can we tone the expectations of PSM down a bit without losing the core and historical responsibilities of these organisations? I explore these questions by discussing central notions including public sphere, public service, public value, and public interest, as their use and evolving meaning play a part in the power dynamics of defining both the problems and solutions that PSM should be involved in. I conclude by suggesting that, rather than focusing on the second halves of the portmanteaus, we should revisit writings about “the public”, for instance, in the work of John Dewey.