Att navigera bland bristande riktlinjer: en studie om hur fastighetsbolag tillämpar EU:s taxonomi och miljöcertifieringar för klimatanpassning
(2024) VRSM01 20241Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Risk Management and Safety Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.)
- Abstract
- EU’s green Taxonomy is a key incentive and framework to accelerate the transition towards a
sustainable future. This has brought significant changes to the real estate sector's climate
adaptation efforts. The Taxonomy and related reporting requirements remain relatively new,
leading to limited research and uncertainty about their implementation. This study aims to
analyze the impact of unclear directives related to climate risk and vulnerability assessments,
focusing on how they affect further adaptation measures. The research utilized a qualitative
approach, consisting of a literature review and a case study involving 15 interviews with
representatives from the Swedish real estate sector. The results indicated that the Taxonomy
... (More) - EU’s green Taxonomy is a key incentive and framework to accelerate the transition towards a
sustainable future. This has brought significant changes to the real estate sector's climate
adaptation efforts. The Taxonomy and related reporting requirements remain relatively new,
leading to limited research and uncertainty about their implementation. This study aims to
analyze the impact of unclear directives related to climate risk and vulnerability assessments,
focusing on how they affect further adaptation measures. The research utilized a qualitative
approach, consisting of a literature review and a case study involving 15 interviews with
representatives from the Swedish real estate sector. The results indicated that the Taxonomy
plays a significant role in driving climate adaptation, serving as the primary motivator for real
estate companies to conduct climate risk and vulnerability assessments. However, the study
found inconsistencies in the methodologies used and assumptions made, which derives from
the number of considerations and estimations left to the discretion of the implementer
according to the Taxonomy. The lack of clear directives allows for differing interpretations,
potentially leading to considerable variations in time and resources invested among
companies. More important, it could differentiate widely among the companies regarding
their work with climate change adaptation and mitigation, but still be similarly aligned with
the Taxonomy. To address these issues, clearer national recommendations could help
standardize what is considered acceptable and appropriate. (Less) - Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- EU taxonomin är både en betydande drivkraft och incitament för fastighetsbolagens
arbete med klimatanpassning av sina bestånd. Däremot är det väldigt få större
kilmatanpassningsåtgärder som genomförts av fastighetsbolagen i dagsläget. Det anses
från studiens resultat bero på bland annat taxonomins nyliga introduktion, svårigheterna
med att monetärt kunna värdera klimatanpassningsåtgärderna, ansvarsf ördelning
mellan fastighetsägare och kommuner samt även de något mildare klimatförändringar
Sverige upplever jämfört med andra delar av världen.
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- author
- Rydén, Theo LU and Christensson, Markus LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Förhindrar bristande EU direktiv effektiv klimatanpassning?
- course
- VRSM01 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- climate risk, climate adaptation, green taxonomy, risk management, real estate, property, certification, BREEAM, miljöbyggnad, built environment, climate risk mitigation, climate risk and vulnerability assessment, sustainability.
- language
- English
- id
- 9162339
- date added to LUP
- 2024-06-24 08:20:51
- date last changed
- 2024-06-24 08:20:51
@misc{9162339, abstract = {{EU’s green Taxonomy is a key incentive and framework to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable future. This has brought significant changes to the real estate sector's climate adaptation efforts. The Taxonomy and related reporting requirements remain relatively new, leading to limited research and uncertainty about their implementation. This study aims to analyze the impact of unclear directives related to climate risk and vulnerability assessments, focusing on how they affect further adaptation measures. The research utilized a qualitative approach, consisting of a literature review and a case study involving 15 interviews with representatives from the Swedish real estate sector. The results indicated that the Taxonomy plays a significant role in driving climate adaptation, serving as the primary motivator for real estate companies to conduct climate risk and vulnerability assessments. However, the study found inconsistencies in the methodologies used and assumptions made, which derives from the number of considerations and estimations left to the discretion of the implementer according to the Taxonomy. The lack of clear directives allows for differing interpretations, potentially leading to considerable variations in time and resources invested among companies. More important, it could differentiate widely among the companies regarding their work with climate change adaptation and mitigation, but still be similarly aligned with the Taxonomy. To address these issues, clearer national recommendations could help standardize what is considered acceptable and appropriate.}}, author = {{Rydén, Theo and Christensson, Markus}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Att navigera bland bristande riktlinjer: en studie om hur fastighetsbolag tillämpar EU:s taxonomi och miljöcertifieringar för klimatanpassning}}, year = {{2024}}, }