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Wim Carton is a Senior Lecturer at Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) focusing on Human Geography, with a background in Development Studies and International Relations. His primary academic goal is to enhance understanding of the relationship between society and nature, particularly in the context of sustainability challenges. His research addresses the political economy of climate change mitigation, emphasizing market-based mechanisms affecting climate energy policy and environmental outcomes. Carton's work examines topics such as negative emissions and carbon removal, the politics of modeling integrated assessment models, and the financial conditions for successfully implementing carbon removal projects. He analyzes various technologies including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and direct air capture (DAC). A unifying theme in Carton's research is climate justice. He actively participates in several projects related to carbon reduction solutions and contributes to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through his scholarly efforts.
Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) • Lund, Sweden
Teaching and researching sustainability studies with a focus on the socio-nature relationship.
Includes Master of Science in Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East and European Affairs.