Daniel Slunge

Project Manager

Environment for Development

Telephone

+46 31-786 92 05

+46 766-22 92 05

Mail

daniel.slunge@gu.se

Visiting address

Vasagatan 1

41124 Göteborg

Postal address

Box 645

40530 Göteborg

About Daniel Slunge

Daniel Slunge, PhD, is a researcher in environmental science and environmental economics at the University of Gothenburg. He is Director of the FRAM Centre for Future Chemical Risk Assessment and Management and a Principal Investigator within BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate). He also leads the research projects Incentivize and Trace AI.

His research is situated at the interface of environmental economics, environmental science and governance, with a particular focus on the design and implementation of environmental policy instruments, chemical risks, economic valuation, risk perception, and research–policy interaction. A recurring theme in his work is how different forms of analysis and evidence can contribute to better decision-making for sustainable development.

Daniel has extensive experience of research-based engagement with public authorities, international organisations and other societal actors. His experience includes participation in government inquiries and collaborations with organisations such as the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and Sida.

He has extensive international experience, particularly from collaborations in East Africa and Latin America, as well as from work with organisations such as the World Bank, OECD and several United Nations agencies.

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Research areas

Environmental economics; Environmental policy and governance; Risk analysis and risk perception; Chemicals management and chemical risk governance; Research–policy interaction

Teaching areas

Environmental economics; Environmental policy analysis; Risk analysis; Sustainability assessment; Chemicals management

Selected publications

Boman, A., Kataria, M., Lampi, E., & Slunge, D. (2026). Ethical trade-offs in fast fashion: Exploring social, environmental, and health dimensions in clothing consumption. Ecological Economics, 242, 108878.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108878

Backhaus, T., Scholze, M., Brack, W., Martin, O., Slunge, D., Ågerstrand, M., ... & Escher, B. (2025). Include a mixture allocation factor to improve EU chemical risk management. Science, 390(6774), 678-680. DOI: 10.1126/science.aeb6374

Boman, A., Miguel, M., Andersson, I., & Slunge, D. (2024). The effect of information about hazardous chemicals in consumer products on behaviour–A systematic review. Science of the Total Environment, 174774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174774

Slunge, D., Miguel, M., Lindahl, L. and Backhaus, T. (2023). The implementation of the substitution principle in European chemical legislation: a comparative analysis. Environ Sci Eur 35, 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00817-1

Slunge, D., Andersson, I., & Sterner, T. (2022). REACH authorisation and the substitution of hazardous chemicals: The case of trichloroethylene. Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132637.

Slunge, D., Boman, A., & Studahl, M. (2022). Burden of Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden. Emerging infectious diseases, 28(2), 314–322. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2802.204324

Slunge, D., Sterner, T. and Adamowicz, W. 2019. Valuation When Baselines Are Changing: Tick-borne Disease Risk and Recreational Choice. Resource and Energy Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2019.101119

Knaggård, Å., Slunge, D., Göthberg, M., Ekbom, A. and Sahlin, U., 2019. Researchers’ approaches to stakeholders: interaction or transfer of knowledge? Environmental Science and Policy. 97, 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.03.008