Essays about: "Unilateral climate policy"

Found 4 essays containing the words Unilateral climate policy.

  1. 1. Carbon leakage in the Steel Sector Accounting for Induced Technological Change and Spillover Effects : a Theoretical Analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Therese Lindbom; [2022]
    Keywords : Unilateral climate policy; carbon leakage; energy-channel; induced technological change; technological spillover effects; steel sector;

    Abstract : This analysis investigates the relationship between unilateral climate policy and the risk of carbon leakage in the steel sector. A simple analytical macroeconomic model is employed to highlight the various parameters influencing the magnitude of carbon leakage. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Paris Agreement and the Regulatory Chill - Investigating Climate-Trade Conflicts in SIDS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vera Lindström; [2018]
    Keywords : Global Governance; Regulatory Chill; United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change; World Trade Organization; Climate Action; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Despite the general consensus on the urgent need for climate mitigation, the achievements of the climate regime have so far been discouraging. The supportiveness of pre-existing global governance institutions should be achieved to enable truly ambitious climate policy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Getting the price right - Exploring the legal possibilities of taxing meat and dairy consumption in the EU on environmental grounds

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Arvidsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Consumption; Meat; Dairy; Climate change; Sustainable development; Emissions; EU; Environment; Tax; Economic instruments; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper argues that industrialized meat and dairy production create substantial environmental costs that are currently not being reflected by the price paid by consumers. One way of addressing this could be by taxing those products proportional to the environmental damage they cause based on the principle that the polluter should pay. READ MORE

  5. 4. Soft Europeanisation of Work-Family Reconciliation Policy-Making? Social, Policy and Political Learning among German MPs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alisa Gühlstorf; [2015]
    Keywords : German Elterngeld reforms; domestic policy-making; soft Europeanisation learning mechanisms; EU soft law strategies; work-family reconciliation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The EES, Lisbon and Europe 2020 are the most relevant soft law strategies promoting the improvement of work-family reconciliation-related policies in the EU Member States. In this study, the cases of the German Elterngeld reforms are applied to scrutinise the influences of these three strategies on domestic policy-making. READ MORE