Essays about: "compensation strategies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 essays containing the words compensation strategies.

  1. 1. The Loss and Damage fund: An investigation of discourse and power under the UNFCCC

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Olivia Östlin; [2024]
    Keywords : loss and damage; the UNFCCC; critical discourse analysis; political ecology; climate justice; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : At the international climate negotiations at COP27, parties reached the historic agreement to establish a fund to provide assistance to countries in responding to costs associated with climate change, the loss and damage fund. The decision is a result of many years of struggle for the recognition of loss and damage under the UNFCCC which have long been opposed by post-industrial countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Crises and Compensation: Exploring the Influence of External Crises on Employee Benefits Practices

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Tara Dittrich; Astrid Ståhle; [2023]
    Keywords : Employee Benefits; Decision-Making; Sense-Making; Food Retail Industry; Covid-19;

    Abstract : During the last years, the food retail industry in Sweden has been exposed to two crises; Covid-19 followed by rapid inflation. Except for organizational difficulties, these crises caused anxiety, lower well-being and decreased living standard among employees. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluating modelled natural capital values for planning processes: A case study in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Vania Diaz Gardell; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Natural Capital; Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity; Environmental Models; Urban Planning; Planning Process; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A commonly proposed principle for reducing impact on natural capital within the planning process is the mitigation hierarchy. The mitigation hierarchy means that impacts should primarily be avoided, otherwise minimized, and when this is not possible - restored or compensated according to an equivalency- and proximity principle. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reflective equilibrium applied in practice: Identifying climate migration environmental drivers in Guatemala for the further prioritization of Loss and Damage strategies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rebeca Montes; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Migration; Compensation; Environmental Drivers; Ethics; Financial Prioritization; Guatemala; Justice; Loss and Damage; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : The climate crisis has forced vulnerable countries in the Global South, such as Guatemala, to migrate. This study has two main focuses. The first one is identifying the region's most critical environmental mobility drivers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Building performance optimisation tools for the decarbonisation of Swedish buildings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Nadja Baden; Marziyeh Taghizadeh; [2023]
    Keywords : Optimisation; Parametric design; Decarbonisation; Renovation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : To mitigate climate change and reach Sweden’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045, or at an earlier stage of 2030 for 23 Swedish cities, urgent action is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Due to the building sector’s significant contribution to carbon emissions, a crucial aspect in achieving these goals is improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings, as most of these will still be in use by this time. READ MORE