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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En grupp människor som sitter vid ett bord framför en folkmassa.

23 July 2026

Participants in UN climate meetings want greater focus on implementation

UN climate negotiations are often criticised for moving too slowly. A new study published in Nature Climate Change examines what changes government delegates and other participants at the COP29 UN climate conference would like to see.

En person som lagar mat över öppen eld.

27 May 2026

SEK 6 million grant for LiU research on air pollution

Joyanto Routh has been awarded nearly SEK 6 million from Formas for research on air pollution, health risks and climate‑adapted solutions in Sweden and India.

En kvinna tittar på ett konstverk som hänger på en vägg.

26 March 2026

The artist Birthe Jørgensen in collaboration with researchers from Tema

How can artistic practice contribute to research on a just transition? This is what the artist Birthe Jørgensen will explore together with researchers at Linköping University.

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2026

Faradj Koliev, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Alexandra Buylova, Björn-Ola Linnér (2026) Reform preferences of key actors in the UNFCCC process Nature Climate Change (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02723-9
Anna Berg Grimstad, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Jayne Glass, Mikael Karlsson (2026) Governing environmental complexity: Exploring coherence across EU climate and biodiversity strategies Ambio (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02449-0
Ida Grundel, Karin Eliasson, Tina-Simone Neset, Helena Runesson, Vangelis Angelakis (2026) Public participation in transport planning. Lessons learned from a co-creation workshop with elderly women in Lund, Sweden Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol. 26, p. 101929- (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2026.101929
Rinata Kazak, Denys Shyhal, Greta Česnaitytė (2026) Environmental Law in Transition: A Scoping Review and Doctrinal Comparative Analysis of Ukraine and Lithuania Laws, Vol. 15, Article 69 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/laws15040069
Gabriella Cahlin, Berit Arheimer, Jonas Olsson, Fredrik Schück, Sara Gottenhuber, Maria Jernnäs, Saga Söderlund, Åsa Gerger Swartling, Karin André (2026) Vattendomarna måste förändras med klimatet Norrköpings Tidningar (Article in journal)
Johan Daniel Andersson, Anders Hansson, Mathias Fridahl (2026) Synchronizing climate intervention: On the infrastructural timing of expert foresight Time & Society, p. 1-27 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961463X261459537
Isabelle Strömstedt, Emelie Fälton (2026) Seemingly Mundane Yet Important: The Forest's Role in Netflix's Young Royals Critical Studies in Television, Article 17496020261463966 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17496020261463966
Jet Opbroek, Sarah Koch, Sara M. Soto, Sílvia Borràs, Sofya Pozdniakova, Óscar Gonzalez, Anwar H. Khan, Karin Eliasson, Antonis Papamanolis, Stylianos Karatzas, Despoina Fytili, Apostolos Vantarakis, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Natalie Mueller (2026) TwinAIR health study: protocol for a European multi-centred, longitudinal study on indoor environmental quality (IEQ) related health and well-being BMC Public Health, Vol. 26, Article 1737 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27371-8

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

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