Karin Edvardsson Björnberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 1608107 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karin Edvardsson Björnberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karin Edvardsson |
| FAMILY NAME | Björnberg |
| SIGNATURE | BJÖRNBERG K E |
| AFFILIATIONS | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4063-3219 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Faithful Stewards of God's Creation? Swedish Evangelical Denominations and Climate Change
Studies from the United States (U.S.) show that opposition to climate policy is strong among some Christian groups, especially White evangelical Protestants. Much of this opposition is channelled through organisations such as the Cornwall Alliance, which argue against climate measures on religious, economic and what they claim to be science-based grounds. In the present study, we investigated to what extent these convictions were present among Sw…
‘Cornwallism’ and Arguments against Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
Opposition against greenhouse gas emissions reductions is strong among some conservative Christian groups, especially in the United States. In this paper, we identify five scripture-based arguments against greenhouse gas mitigation put forward by a core group of Christian conservatives (‘the Cornwallists'): the anti-paganism argument, the enrichment argument, the omnipotence argument, the lack of moral relevance argument and the cost-benefit argu…
What, If Anything, Is Wrong with Offsetting Nature
Biodiversity offsetting is an increasingly popular policy instrument used to compensate for losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services caused by development projects. Although evidence suggests that offsetting can yield significant environmental benefits, application of the policy instrument is surrounded by controversy. Among other things, critics argue that offsetting builds on normatively contentious assumptions regarding the value of natur…
Consistent risk regulation? Differences in the European regulation of food crops
In the EU legal system, there is a large difference between the proceduresand requirements for the introduction of crops that are classified as gen-etically modified (GM) and crops not so classified. In order to investigatewhether this regulatory divide is compatible with real risks two cases ofGM crops and two cases of non-GM crops are scrutinized. It is concludedthat the regulatory divide cannot be justified from the viewpoint of riskassessment…
Climate and environmental science denial: A review of the scientific literature published in 1990–2015
Denial of scientific findings is neither a new nor an unexplored phenomenon. In the area of environmental science and policy though, the research on denial has not been systematically summarized and analyzed. This article reviews 161 scientific articles on environmental and climate science denial published in peer reviewed international journals in the last 25 years and aims to both identify research gaps and enable learning on the phenomenon. Su…
Time for a New EU Regulatory Framework for GM Crops
In recent years, the EU legislation on genetically modified (GM) crops has come under severe criticism. Among the arguments are that the present legislation is inconsistent, disproportionate, obsolete from a scientific point of view, and vague in terms of its scope. In this paper, the EU GM legislation (mainly the “Release Directive”, 2001/18/EC) is analysed based on five proposed criteria: legal certainty, non-discrimination, proportionality, sc…
Time horizons and discount rates in Swedish environmental policy: Who decides and on what grounds
Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry – By Jonathan Wolff
Five Areas of Value Judgement in Local Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate change has generated several new theoretical and policy challenges, many of which concern how local communities ought to adapt to a warmer climate. This paper identifies and analyses a number of value judgements that come to the fore as local authorities adapt to climate change. Five categories of judgements are discussed: evaluation (how should the consequences of adaptation be evaluated?), timing (when should adaptive action be taken?),…
What Relations Can Hold among Goals, and Why Does It Matter
Goals are often set as part of clusters of goals. On the assumption that goals are set because we want to achieve them it is interesting to study not only the conditions under which individual goals are rational (functional) but also the factors that combine to determine the rationality of a goal system. This paper argues that to be rational goal systems ought to be coherent, at least to some degree. The paper provides an analysis of goal system …
Is it wise to combine environmental and labour market policies? An analysis of a Swedish subsidy programme
Time horizons and discount rates in Swedish environmental policy: Who decides and on what grounds
Five Areas of Value Judgement in Local Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate change has generated several new theoretical and policy challenges, many of which concern how local communities ought to adapt to a warmer climate. This paper identifies and analyses a number of value judgements that come to the fore as local authorities adapt to climate change. Five categories of judgements are discussed: evaluation (how should the consequences of adaptation be evaluated?), timing (when should adaptive action be taken?),…
Faithful Stewards of God's Creation? Swedish Evangelical Denominations and Climate Change
Studies from the United States (U.S.) show that opposition to climate policy is strong among some Christian groups, especially White evangelical Protestants. Much of this opposition is channelled through organisations such as the Cornwall Alliance, which argue against climate measures on religious, economic and what they claim to be science-based grounds. In the present study, we investigated to what extent these convictions were present among Sw…
Consistent risk regulation? Differences in the European regulation of food crops
In the EU legal system, there is a large difference between the proceduresand requirements for the introduction of crops that are classified as gen-etically modified (GM) and crops not so classified. In order to investigatewhether this regulatory divide is compatible with real risks two cases ofGM crops and two cases of non-GM crops are scrutinized. It is concludedthat the regulatory divide cannot be justified from the viewpoint of riskassessment…
Time for a New EU Regulatory Framework for GM Crops
In recent years, the EU legislation on genetically modified (GM) crops has come under severe criticism. Among the arguments are that the present legislation is inconsistent, disproportionate, obsolete from a scientific point of view, and vague in terms of its scope. In this paper, the EU GM legislation (mainly the “Release Directive”, 2001/18/EC) is analysed based on five proposed criteria: legal certainty, non-discrimination, proportionality, sc…
Is it wise to combine environmental and labour market policies? An analysis of a Swedish subsidy programme
What Relations Can Hold among Goals, and Why Does It Matter
Goals are often set as part of clusters of goals. On the assumption that goals are set because we want to achieve them it is interesting to study not only the conditions under which individual goals are rational (functional) but also the factors that combine to determine the rationality of a goal system. This paper argues that to be rational goal systems ought to be coherent, at least to some degree. The paper provides an analysis of goal system …
Five Areas of Value Judgement in Local Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate change has generated several new theoretical and policy challenges, many of which concern how local communities ought to adapt to a warmer climate. This paper identifies and analyses a number of value judgements that come to the fore as local authorities adapt to climate change. Five categories of judgements are discussed: evaluation (how should the consequences of adaptation be evaluated?), timing (when should adaptive action be taken?),…
Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry – By Jonathan Wolff
Time horizons and discount rates in Swedish environmental policy: Who decides and on what grounds
Climate and environmental science denial: A review of the scientific literature published in 1990–2015
Denial of scientific findings is neither a new nor an unexplored phenomenon. In the area of environmental science and policy though, the research on denial has not been systematically summarized and analyzed. This article reviews 161 scientific articles on environmental and climate science denial published in peer reviewed international journals in the last 25 years and aims to both identify research gaps and enable learning on the phenomenon. Su…
Time for a New EU Regulatory Framework for GM Crops
In recent years, the EU legislation on genetically modified (GM) crops has come under severe criticism. Among the arguments are that the present legislation is inconsistent, disproportionate, obsolete from a scientific point of view, and vague in terms of its scope. In this paper, the EU GM legislation (mainly the “Release Directive”, 2001/18/EC) is analysed based on five proposed criteria: legal certainty, non-discrimination, proportionality, sc…
Consistent risk regulation? Differences in the European regulation of food crops
In the EU legal system, there is a large difference between the proceduresand requirements for the introduction of crops that are classified as gen-etically modified (GM) and crops not so classified. In order to investigatewhether this regulatory divide is compatible with real risks two cases ofGM crops and two cases of non-GM crops are scrutinized. It is concludedthat the regulatory divide cannot be justified from the viewpoint of riskassessment…
‘Cornwallism’ and Arguments against Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
Opposition against greenhouse gas emissions reductions is strong among some conservative Christian groups, especially in the United States. In this paper, we identify five scripture-based arguments against greenhouse gas mitigation put forward by a core group of Christian conservatives (‘the Cornwallists'): the anti-paganism argument, the enrichment argument, the omnipotence argument, the lack of moral relevance argument and the cost-benefit argu…
What, If Anything, Is Wrong with Offsetting Nature
Biodiversity offsetting is an increasingly popular policy instrument used to compensate for losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services caused by development projects. Although evidence suggests that offsetting can yield significant environmental benefits, application of the policy instrument is surrounded by controversy. Among other things, critics argue that offsetting builds on normatively contentious assumptions regarding the value of natur…
Faithful Stewards of God's Creation? Swedish Evangelical Denominations and Climate Change
Studies from the United States (U.S.) show that opposition to climate policy is strong among some Christian groups, especially White evangelical Protestants. Much of this opposition is channelled through organisations such as the Cornwall Alliance, which argue against climate measures on religious, economic and what they claim to be science-based grounds. In the present study, we investigated to what extent these convictions were present among Sw…
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Climate change (3 works) · Climate Change and Geoengineering (3 works) · Climate Change Policy and Economics (3 works) · Denial (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)