Essays about: "public opinion climate change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words public opinion climate change.

  1. 1. A Call for Action: Placing Emergency on the Agenda : A Study on Irish Public Opinion and the Climate Emergency Declaration

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Magdalena Vestin; [2024]
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    Abstract : This study researches how public attitudes can affect policy, which is done by examining if climate change issues can be placed onto the agenda by actors outside of the policy process. The study centers on Ireland as the first nation to declare a climate emergency, with the UK taking the role of control group due to them not having made such a declaration. READ MORE

  3. 2. SWEDISH MPS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR ABILITY TO ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE. An interview study of external efficacy, representation, and climate change

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Filippa Werner Sellbjer; [2023-04-11]
    Keywords : External efficacy; representation; climate change; members of parliament; Sweden;

    Abstract : National politicians are appointed to govern, but the ability to do so is not clear-cut. Previous studies have overlooked politicians’ perceptions of this ability, called external efficacy. The purpose of this study is to explore how politicians perceive their external efficacy regarding climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. THE EFFECT OF POLITICAL SYMPATHIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE PERCEPTION

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Safia Dindić; [2023-02-28]
    Keywords : Polarization; Political sympathies; Climate change perception; Left-wing; Right-wing;

    Abstract : In contemporary society, numerous countries are experiencing an upsurge in polarization and its advancement has made itself palpable in a number of topics of debate, one of which is climate change. The public opinion on the matter varies on aggregate and individual levels and previous research has found political sympathies to be one of the most prominent determinants for one’s climate change perception. READ MORE

  5. 4. Saturated Facts - An analysis of the Corporate Political Activity of the Italian meat sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Luca Franchini; [2023]
    Keywords : corporate political activity; meat sector; information and communication strategies; lobbying; shape public opinion.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The meat sector is a known contributor to pressing environmental and public health problems such as climate change and antimicrobial resistance. Despite this, efforts to encourage changes in meat consumption face multiple barriers. READ MORE

  6. 5. On the Carbon Border: The Western Balkans and the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Daniella Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Western Balkan; European Union EU ; Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In May 2023, the EU adopted a crucial part of their updated climate policy, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This thesis poses questions about how this novel legislation affects the EUs South-Eastern neighbours, the Western Balkans (WB). READ MORE