Environmental Change (TEMAM)

Tema M – Environmental Change is a platform for highly topical, problem-oriented and critical interpretive environmental research and education. At a time when almost the entire nature bears traces of human activity, the state of the environment is strongly linked to the development of society. Today, environmental problems are no longer perceived as ‘problems in nature’ but also as complex social problems that set new standards for scientific breadth, integration and problem-solving.

Environmental Change meets this challenge through a strong combination of analysis traditions and methods for natural science, social sciences, and the humanities. Among these included are analysis of biogeochemical processes and material flows, policy studies developed in close collaboration with user groups, as well as analytical studies of ideas and debates within the environmental and climate field. By promoting interdisciplinary cooperation in the borderland between these different analytical traditions, Tema M ensures that environmental change as a concept, process and political point at issue is not taken for granted but instead subject to constant review and transparency.

Tema M builds on a strong tradition of interdisciplinary environmental studies that have permeated the unit since 1980 and the Center for Climate Science and Policy Research (CSPR) since 2004. At Tema M, these studies are further developed and profiled in relation to contemporary environmental science and environmental policy development.

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Northern lake

12 November 2025

Higher methane emissions from warmer lakes and reservoirs may exacerbate worst-case climate scenario

Emissions of methane from lakes and reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate change according to a new study from LiU and NASA. This in turn could raise Earth’s temperature more than suggested by current worst-case scenario.

05 November 2025

Ahead of the COP30 climate summit: “It’s looking really bad.”

Not enough is being done, and not fast enough. That is the harsh assessment made by LiU researchers Mathias Fridahl and Maria Jernnäs ahead of this year’s major international climate summit in Brazil.

Drone in flight.

30 October 2025

Unexpectedly high emissions from wastewater treatment plants

Greenhouse gas emissions from many wastewater treatment plants may be more than twice as large as previously thought. This is shown in a new study from LiU, where the researchers used drones with specially manufactured sensors to measure emissions.

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2025

Yixuan Liu, Marion Grange, Magnus Mortensen, Marcus Ostman, Petra Lagerkvist, Annika Tovedal, Mårten Dario, Marie Carlsson, Mats Eriksson (2025) On the rapid determination of strontium-90 in milk and drinking water using ICP-MS/MS for emergency preparedness Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Priyatma Singh (2025) Marine Spatial Planning in Pacific Island Ocean Governance
Priyatma Singh, Björn-Ola Linnér, Kushaal Raj (2025) Marine spatial planning in ocean governance: Fijian perspectives Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol. 12 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Amelia Mutter, Johan Niskanen, Nancy Brett, Darcy Parks, Anna Wallsten, Fredrik Envall (2025) Beyond the horizon: a collective journey with Harald Rohracher Stories of transforming cities, stories from the bike - a festschrift for Harald Rohracher, p. 141-155 (Chapter in book)
Sofie Storbjörk, Mattias Hjerpe, Erik Glaas (2025) Unpacking the practice and prospects of multifunctional adaptation in the urban built environment of ten Swedish frontrunner cities Urban Climate, Vol. 64, Article 102657 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Stephen Woroniecki, Pamela Feetham, Björn-Ola Linnér, Api Movono, Priyatma Singh, Franco Vaccarino, Victoria Wibeck, Kristin Zeiler (2025) Grounding the conversation on loss and damage: insights from sense-making analysis with Pacific leaders Climatic Change, Vol. 178, Article 190 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Stina Edelfeldt, Rafaela Flach, Helge Balk, Tonya DelSontro, Alex Enrich Prast, Humberto Marotta, Henrique Sawakuchi, David Bastviken (2025) Bubble Distribution Along Major Rivers in the Amazon During the High-Water Season Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, Vol. 130, Article e2025JG009118 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Anna Bohman, Eva Lövbrand (2025) Att göra plats: Om medskapande dialogmetoder i klimatomställningens tid

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Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies/Environmental Change, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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