Environmental issues and ecology is something that is discussed by the Climate board of the UN and by our Swedish politicians. The first part of the thesis deals with the effects of emissions of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. There is a discussion about what counts as greenhouse gas. Interviews have been made with two growers of annual plants and one interview with a person who has worked hard to increase the use of perennials in his work place, Mjösund?s cemetery.

Ma?nniskor har de senaste a?rhundradena bidragit till o?kade emissioner av Klimatgaser, vilket i sin tur har bidragit till den klimatfo?ra?ndring som idag upplevs. Jordbruket sta?r fo?r en stor del av dessa emissioner och i takt med att befolkningen o?kar sa?tts ytterligare press pa? jordbruket att kunna fo?rse denna befolkningso?kning med livsmedel. Samtidigt o?kar detta a?ven pressen pa? miljo?n.