Essays about: "international environmental agreements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words international environmental agreements.

1. 1. The Impact of Policy on the Production of Liquid Biofuels

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Alexandra Danielsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In the following thesis, the development of the biofuels sector in the United States will be analysed using environmental economics. Around year 2005, there was a significant increase in the production of liquid biofuels. Hence, the thesis aims to explore the reasons behind the increase. READ MORE

3. 2. Charting fossil fuel investment protection in the EU beyond the Energy Charter Treaty

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

   Author : Sofia Gierow; [2023]
   Keywords : public international law; EU law; international investment law; Energy Charter Treaty; foreign direct investment; bilateral investment treaty; fossil fuels; fair and equitable treatment; expropriation; legitimate expectations; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Under international law, foreign direct investments are protected by a patchwork of bilateral or multilateral investment treaties. International investment agreements have been criticised for protecting foreign direct fossil fuel investments and limiting the regulatory space of host states, thus creating obstacles for a green transition. READ MORE

4. 3. Achieving Sustainability through Bilateral Trade Agreements: A Comparative Legal Study on Sustainable Development Provisions in the EU’s Bilateral Trade Agreements

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Muhammad Hafiz Hannibal; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development Provision; Sustainable Development; Bilateral Trade Agreement; Trade Agreement; Environment; Social; Climate Change; Labour; EU-South Korea; EU-Mercosur; EU-New Zealand.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Following the current global wave of sustainable development, the EU has been playing a leading role in reshaping the global trade landscape with its ambitious sustainable trade toolboxes. Particularly, the evolvement of sustainable development provisions in EU’s Bilateral Trade Agreements (BTA) have sparked growing discussions and debates in the legal arena. READ MORE

5. 4. COOPERATOR OR DEFECTOR? A qualitative study of a superpower’s policy efforts on collective environmental issues

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Huidong Song; [2022-08-11]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The thesis studies whether and how China, as an emerging superpower, cooperates on collective environmental issues through complying with international agreements, taking the management of chemical fertilizer and pesticide (agrochemicals) as a case. Through theories neorealism, neoliberalism and neoliberal institutionalism, to gain different theoretical expectations how states like China act to international agreements and collective environmental issues. READ MORE

6. 5. Is Free Trade an Obstacle to Carbon Neutrality? : How does Free Trade Affect the Environmental Footprint of Sweden, as a Part of the EU, in the Agricultural Sector?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Silas de Saram; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Agriculture; Free Trade; European Union;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the environmental impact of the EU’s free trade agreements, to answer the research question of “How does Free Trade affect the Environmental Footprint of Sweden, as a Part of the EU, in the Agricultural Sector?”. A critical green theory framework was applied to conceptualize the international system and understand the hierarchical nature of global trade relationships. READ MORE