Essays about: "Voluntary mitigation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Voluntary mitigation.

1. 1. Outer Space Regime and the Issue of Space Debris, An analysis on the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on space debris from 2006 to 2019

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Paula Nunes Tartari; [2022-03-04]
   Keywords : Space Debris; Regime Theory; COPUOS; Outer Space; UNOOSA; Kessler effect; Long-term Sustainability.;

   Abstract : With several actors entering the space scene and the skyrocketed increase in the launches, space exploration has become more complex, so does the challenges related to the threat posed by space debris. To deal with this matter, the United Nations adopted the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines, and later, the Long-Term Sustainability Guidelines. READ MORE

3. 2. The Swedish policy framework for Forest Ecosystem Services : a study of integration of objectives, policy instruments and local actor’s knowledge about policies and policy objectives

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

   Author : Karolina Tanse; [2021]
   Keywords : energy; climate; forest; nature conservation; policy analysis; policy implementation; policy perception; stakeholders; beslutsfattande; policyimplementering; policyintegrering; skogliga ekosystemtjänster; Sverige;

   Abstract : Paper 1 There is a trend towards intensification of forest use in many European countries, fuelled by an increased demand for forest products and services, driven by the global population, income growth and an increasing per capita consumption of forest products and forest ecosystem services, and politically promoted by a shift towards a bio-based economy. Based on the assumption that decisions on forest management relate to synergies—e. READ MORE

4. 3. Climate Compensation through Forestry Initiatives: An analysis to support corporate compensation decisions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Tamsin Ekkel; [2020]
   Keywords : corporate climate compensation – forestry initiative – climate strategy – offset – inset – forest governance; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : An increasing number of companies are now publicly committing to becoming carbon neutral or achieving net-zero emissions. While most organisations will focus on preventative measures to reach their targets, climate compensation will also make up part of a company’s carbon management strategy. READ MORE

5. 4. Swedish companies' current use of carbon offsetting - underlying ethical view and preparedness for post-2020 carbon market conditions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Louise Hwargård; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Climate change mitigation; Corporate climate strategies; Voluntary carbon offsetting; Ethical view; Paris Agreement;

   Abstract : In 2015, the Paris Agreement was signed by nations all over the world. The new climate agreementwill replace previous Kyoto Protocol post-2020 and will likely change the conditions for using carbonoffsetting. READ MORE

6. 5. A paradigm shift from voluntary to court-ordered climate change mitigation? The potentials and challenges of a human rights-based approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Kimberly de Bruijn; [2020]
   Keywords : international human rights law; public international law; climate change; climate change mitigation; public interest litigation; actio popularis; human rights approach; united nations framework convention on climate change; paris agreement; rule of law; democracy; right to life; right to respect for private and family life; european convention on human rights; african charter on human and peoples rights; american convention on human rights; right to a healthy environment; environmental law; united nations; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The central theme of this thesis is anthropogenic climate change; governments' inability to create an effective, inclusive response mechanism that manages to mitigate anthropogenic emissions; and advocates efforts to coerce States to act by invoking State responsibility in adjudicatory dispute settlement processes. States' failure to act in accordance with scientific risk assessments and to mitigate polluting activities has led underrepresented groups to increasingly lose trust in their respective executive and legislative branches, and, by means of protest, these advocates are now turning to court. READ MORE