Morten Ryberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 6721179 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Morten Ryberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Morten |
| FAMILY NAME | Ryberg |
| SIGNATURE | RYBERG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Technical University of Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2589-8729 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond net zero climate targets
Recent years have seen a wave of net zero targets for greenhouse gas emissions. These represent translations of the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 °C to targets for central actors, such as countries, cities and companies. Net zero climate targets hold the potential of a paradigm shift in how individual actors pursue sustainability, away from incremental improvements and towards sufficient reductions in environment…
Applying environmental sustainability boundaries for climate change in life cycle assessment
Environmental sustainability boundaries can be used as references in evaluations of the absolute sustainability of activities and for developing policy targets and strategies. Recent literature has applied boundaries for climate change in different ways in life cycle assessment and there is a need for a systematic overview of these approaches, their compatibility with different types of assessments, and their effects on assessment results. This p…
Plastics pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries
Evaluating mitigation strategies for building stocks against absolute climate targets
With the growing urgency of addressing climate change it is increasingly important that decision makers at all levels are equipped to take efficient mitigation actions. This research evaluates the potential of four mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the building stock based on a case study, and these are further evaluated in terms of alignment with the remaining global emission budget and the planetary boundary for glob…
Reflecting the importance of human needs fulfilment in absolute sustainability assessments
Absolute environmental sustainability assessments (AESAs) evaluate whether the environmental impact of a product system is within its share of a safe operating space as determined by biophysical sustainability limits such as the planetary boundaries (PBs). The choice of sharing principle has significant influence on the result of an AESA, and any studies call for further research on how to share the safe operating space in an operational way that…
Methods for assessing social impacts of policies in relation to absolute boundaries
There is an urgent need for designing truly sustainable policies supporting transformational change, and consequently for integrated tools to avoid burden shifting from different dimensions of sustainability. The Safe and Just Operating Space concept holds potential to support sustainable design of policies and decision making, using both the planetary boundaries framework and key social dimensions on an absolute perspective. Yet there is a lack …
Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities
We submit that the safe operating space of the planetary boundary of novel entities is exceeded since annual production and releases are increasing at a pace that outstrips the global capacity for assessment and monitoring. The novel entities boundary in the planetary boundaries framework refers to entities that are novel in a geological sense and that could have large-scale impacts that threaten the integrity of Earth system processes. We review…
Evaluating the effectiveness of sector-specific policies relative to the planetary boundaries
Using digitized public accessible building data to assess the renovation potential of existing building stock in a sustainable urban perspective
Being able to assess potentials and obstacles regarding different optimization scenarios for an old building is essential. However, the data needed to provide this information should be operational and suitable for the early design and planning phases of rebuilding or renovation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibilities of using information from public registers and databases on existing buildings as possible input data to in…
Sharing the safe operating space
In the light of increasing human pressures on the Earth system, the issue of sharing in the face of scarcity is more pressing than ever. The planetary boundary framework identifies and quantifies nine environmental boundaries and corresponding human pressures. However, when aiming to make the concept operational for decision support it is unclear how this safe operating space (SOS) within each of the planetary boundaries should be shared. This st…
Absolute environmental sustainability assessment of a Danish utility company relative to the Planetary Boundaries
Increasing environmental pressure from production and consumption of products and services is starting to affect Earth System stability. Thus, the Planetary Boundaries framework introduced a set of absolute boundaries for keeping the Earth System stable and delimiting a safe operating space for humanity. The sum of environmental pressures associated with human activities should not exceed the safe operating space. This includes utility companies …
Methods for assessing social impacts of policies in relation to absolute boundaries
There is an urgent need for designing truly sustainable policies supporting transformational change, and consequently for integrated tools to avoid burden shifting from different dimensions of sustainability. The Safe and Just Operating Space concept holds potential to support sustainable design of policies and decision making, using both the planetary boundaries framework and key social dimensions on an absolute perspective. Yet there is a lack …
Evaluating the effectiveness of sector-specific policies relative to the planetary boundaries
Using digitized public accessible building data to assess the renovation potential of existing building stock in a sustainable urban perspective
Being able to assess potentials and obstacles regarding different optimization scenarios for an old building is essential. However, the data needed to provide this information should be operational and suitable for the early design and planning phases of rebuilding or renovation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibilities of using information from public registers and databases on existing buildings as possible input data to in…
Sharing the safe operating space
In the light of increasing human pressures on the Earth system, the issue of sharing in the face of scarcity is more pressing than ever. The planetary boundary framework identifies and quantifies nine environmental boundaries and corresponding human pressures. However, when aiming to make the concept operational for decision support it is unclear how this safe operating space (SOS) within each of the planetary boundaries should be shared. This st…
Absolute environmental sustainability assessment of a Danish utility company relative to the Planetary Boundaries
Increasing environmental pressure from production and consumption of products and services is starting to affect Earth System stability. Thus, the Planetary Boundaries framework introduced a set of absolute boundaries for keeping the Earth System stable and delimiting a safe operating space for humanity. The sum of environmental pressures associated with human activities should not exceed the safe operating space. This includes utility companies …
Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities
We submit that the safe operating space of the planetary boundary of novel entities is exceeded since annual production and releases are increasing at a pace that outstrips the global capacity for assessment and monitoring. The novel entities boundary in the planetary boundaries framework refers to entities that are novel in a geological sense and that could have large-scale impacts that threaten the integrity of Earth system processes. We review…
Evaluating the effectiveness of sector-specific policies relative to the planetary boundaries
Reflecting the importance of human needs fulfilment in absolute sustainability assessments
Absolute environmental sustainability assessments (AESAs) evaluate whether the environmental impact of a product system is within its share of a safe operating space as determined by biophysical sustainability limits such as the planetary boundaries (PBs). The choice of sharing principle has significant influence on the result of an AESA, and any studies call for further research on how to share the safe operating space in an operational way that…
Methods for assessing social impacts of policies in relation to absolute boundaries
There is an urgent need for designing truly sustainable policies supporting transformational change, and consequently for integrated tools to avoid burden shifting from different dimensions of sustainability. The Safe and Just Operating Space concept holds potential to support sustainable design of policies and decision making, using both the planetary boundaries framework and key social dimensions on an absolute perspective. Yet there is a lack …
Applying environmental sustainability boundaries for climate change in life cycle assessment
Environmental sustainability boundaries can be used as references in evaluations of the absolute sustainability of activities and for developing policy targets and strategies. Recent literature has applied boundaries for climate change in different ways in life cycle assessment and there is a need for a systematic overview of these approaches, their compatibility with different types of assessments, and their effects on assessment results. This p…
Plastics pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries
Evaluating mitigation strategies for building stocks against absolute climate targets
With the growing urgency of addressing climate change it is increasingly important that decision makers at all levels are equipped to take efficient mitigation actions. This research evaluates the potential of four mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the building stock based on a case study, and these are further evaluated in terms of alignment with the remaining global emission budget and the planetary boundary for glob…
Beyond net zero climate targets
Recent years have seen a wave of net zero targets for greenhouse gas emissions. These represent translations of the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 °C to targets for central actors, such as countries, cities and companies. Net zero climate targets hold the potential of a paradigm shift in how individual actors pursue sustainability, away from incremental improvements and towards sufficient reductions in environment…
Sustainability (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Environmental Impact and Sustainability (6 works) · Environmental resource management (6 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental economics (5 works) · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (5 works) · Climate change (4 works)