Browsing SINTEF Open by Author "Cowan, Emily Christine"
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Are Nordic Saltmarshes Europe’s Way to ‘Live in Harmony with Nature’? Scientists Driven Future Scenarios via a Participatory Workshop
Cowan, Emily Christine; Tiller, Rachel Gjelsvik; Banta, Gary T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Saltmarshes have the ability to not only promote biodiversity, but to put nations on the path towards climate recovery and net-zero emissions through saltmarshes’ capability to take up carbon. As the European Union’s (EU) ... -
The Case for Policy in Developing Offshore Wind: Lessons from Norway
Ringvej Dahl, Iben; Tveiten, Bård Wathne; Cowan, Emily Christine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Offshore wind (OSW) has the potential to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and halt damaging climate change. However, policies to foster an OSW industry in Norway have long been small and scarce. Recent events suggest ... -
End of life at the top of the world—stakeholder perspectives for plastics and circular transitions in the Arctic
Cowan, Emily Christine; Setsaas, Lacie; Nørstebø, Vibeke Stærkebye (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Plastic pollution is a growing global concern. Although the pollution itself is transboundary and knows no borders—the accumulation of plastics can have a more detrimental impact depending on where it is. In this study, ... -
Exploitation of ReValue results - ReValue Project Deliverable 4.3
Thakur, Maitri; Routroy, Srikanta; Dasgupta, Mani Sankar; Slizyte, Rasa; Cowan, Emily Christine; Kaushik, Nutan (SINTEF Ocean rapporter;OC2021 A-072, Research report, 2021-08-25)This report is a part of Deliverable 4.3 of Revalue project highlighting the exploitation potential of the solutions developed in the project to reduce losses in the surimi supply chain in India. ReValue solutions have the ... -
Global governance in Arctic waters – new times. new stressors. catching up with pharmaceuticals
Cowan, Emily Christine; Oftebro, Thea Lurås; Kallenborn, Roland; Gabrielsen, Geir Wing; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Tiller, Rachel Gjelsvik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Arctic ecosystems are increasingly under pressure, not only from climatic stressors, resource extraction, and long-range transport of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), but also from an increased use and subsequent ... -
Including the Oft-Forgotten: The Necessity of Including Women and Indigenous Peoples in Nature-Based Solution Research
Gaspers, Anne; Oftebro, Thea Lurås; Cowan, Emily Christine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a priority area for the European Commission. The European Union (EU) will fund projects on NbS under Horizon Europe, the EU's framework program for research and innovation (2021–2027). We ... -
It takes two to tango: the second session of negotiations (INC-2) for a global treaty to end plastic pollution
Cowan, Emily Christine; Holmberg, Karl; Nøklebye, Emmy; Rognerud, Idun; Tiller, Rachel Gjelsvik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has completed its second round of negotiations on a new international legally binding instrument to ‘end plastic pollution’. This paper examines the ... -
A Little Less Conversation: How existing governance can strengthen the future global plastics treaty
Maes, Thomas; wienrich, nicole; Weiand, Laura; Cowan, Emily Christine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The growing plastic production, the lack of their waste management, and fragmented regulatory responses have increased their abundance in the environment. Plastic pollution has created significant environmental concerns ... -
A Multidisciplinary Approach for Improving Resource Efficiency in the Indian Surimi Supply Chain
Thakur, Maitri; Cowan, Emily Christine; Widell, Kristina Norne; Mozuraityte, Revilija; Slizyte, Rasa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)With the world population set to approach an estimated 9 billion by 2050, against a background of finite natural resources, we need renewable biological resources for securing healthy food and animal feed to meet the ... -
The regulatory landscape of plastic governance - a Norwegian perspective
Cowan, Emily Christine; Tiller, Rachel Gjelsvik; Sørfonn Moe, Silje; Hanslien-Olsen, Siri; Fagernæs, Charlotte; Throne-Holst, Mimmi; Bratz, M.; Håberg, H. (Research report, 2023-10)In this report we co-produced a matrix of governance fragmentation in the Norwegian plastic value chain to assess where there are overlaps, interplay and synergies to be aligned. This also included an assessment of the ... -
Risk perception and risk realities in forming legally binding agreements: The governance of plastics
Tiller, Rachel Gjelsvik; Booth, Andrew; Cowan, Emily Christine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The effectiveness of a legally binding treaty to manage plastic pollution will depend on how people perceive the risk of the problem in terms of both whether and how much they fear it. Plastic pollution caught the attention ... -
Single-Use Plastic Bans: Exploring Stakeholder Perspectives on Best Practices for Reducing Plastic Pollution
Cowan, Emily Christine; Booth, Andrew; Misund, Andreas Ugelvik; Rotter, Ana; Klun, Katja; Tiller, Rachel Gjelsvik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this study, we conducted and documented workshops and interviews in Norway and Slovenia to identify stakeholder and future generation opinions and mitigation strategies for solving one of the most prominent environmental ... -
What shall we do with a sea of plastics? A systematic literature review on how to pave the road towards a global comprehensive plastic governance agreement
Cowan, Emily Christine; Tiller, Rachel Gjelsvik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In February 2022, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) is expected to mandate negotiations for a legally binding plastic agreement. In preparations for such discussions, it is important to understand the academic ...