Essays about: "climate change abatement"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words climate change abatement.
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1. Come Fly with Me (Sustainably) : Pathways to Sustainable General Aviation and Private Pilot Training
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/MiljövetenskapAbstract : Whereas commercial aviation is attempting to achieve the reduction of its substantial carbon footprint, general aviation’s (GA) climate change contribution is negligibly small, which is why the sector is facing other sustainability challenges mainly entailing the operation of dated technology and aircraft, increasing regulatory constraints, rising costs, noise emissions, and popular discontent, as well as remaining the last mobility sector in the world to still use leaded fuels. Throughout recent years, there have been remarkable sustainability trends in GA as well as heightened efforts to improve its emissions profile (noise, pollutants, CO2) and environmental reputation, for instance by the increased use of electric aircraft, especially for private pilot training. READ MORE
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2. Rolling the DICE: Incorporating Long-Lived Emissions Abatement into a Simple Integrated Assessment Model
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis presents a new integrated assessment model for assessing optimal strategies for addressing climate change, based on Nordhaus' well-known DICE model. The new model makes simple but fundamental adjustments to the nature of emissions abatement and the specification of abatement costs, giving rise to a powerful path dependency mechanism. READ MORE
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3. Achieving a decarbonised European steel industry in a circular economy
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : As part of the European Union’s climate commitment including the adoption of the Paris agreement, the European commission has developed a long-term strategy with the goal to reach net zero CO2emissions in 2050. To achieve this, a transformation of the European industry is necessary, as it represents 30% of EU’s total emissions. READ MORE
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4. A small step for emissions accounting, a giant leap for sustainability? Unpacking the debate around the consumption-based emissions accounting method.
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : This thesis deals with the problem of outsourced emissions, the situation when the consumption of (predominantly Global North) countries with high carbon efficiency drives emissions in (predominantly Global South) countries with low carbon efficiency. The EU as a climate leader and an economic superpower subsumes a large share of outsourced emissions. READ MORE
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5. Transitioning the Energy Sector : A Study on the Philippines and the Challenges of Meeting International Climate Targets
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Climate change has become a catalyst for global action on greenhouse gas emissions. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change orchestrated the Paris Agreement to propel the international community towards implementing definitive carbon abatement plans. These policy commitments are known as Nationally Determined Contributions. READ MORE
