Paul Upham
Lüneburg University
188 Papers
1K Citations
Paul Upham is an academic researcher from Lüneburg University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sustainability & Sociotechnical system. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 175 publications. Previous affiliations of Paul Upham include Manchester Metropolitan University & Utrecht University.
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Papers
International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the past quarter century
TL;DR: A recent systematic review as discussed by the authors considers previous empirical research that has addressed the temporal aspects to public perceptions of climate change, and concludes that the imbalance in the literature towards polling data, and toward studies of public perceptions in Western nations, particularly the United States, leaves much unknown about the progression of public understanding of global climate change worldwide.
Voluntary carbon offsetting schemes for aviation: efficiency, credibility and sustainable tourism.
Stefan Gössling,John Broderick,Paul Upham,Jean-Paul Ceron,Ghislain Dubois,Paul Peeters,Wolfgang Strasdas +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the issues raised by the increasing number of organisations offering voluntary carbon offsetting schemes as a means of compensating for emissions of GHGs, mostly from transport, which could help to stabilise or reduce emissions.
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Towards a cross-paradigmatic framework of the social acceptance of energy systems
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors set out a framework for thinking about energy technology acceptance that is relatively neutral in normative and theoretical terms, while acknowledging that a full integration of perspectives and complete theoretical neutrality are not possible.
Commercial orientation in grassroots social innovation: Insights from the sharing economy
TL;DR: In this article, a case study of Freegle, a grassroots organisation within the sharing economy niche, is used to illustrate the causes, processes and outcomes of grassroots niche organisations becoming more commercially-oriented.
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Carbon labelling of grocery products: public perceptions and potential emissions reductions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess public perceptions of a UK carbon labelling trial via three focus groups and find that the public found it very difficult to make sense of labelled emissions values without additional information.
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