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  1. 1. Business as usual trumps transformation: 1.5°C Businesses not on track

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Julia Martin; [2023]
    Keywords : climate policy; business climate action; emissions reduction targets; sustainable business; high-impact; Paris Agreement; sustainbility science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Averting catastrophic climate change requires private businesses to reach net zero emissions while staying within 1.5°C of global warming. READ MORE

  3. 2. Data quality in marine biotoxins’ risk assessment: Perceptions from data production to consumption

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Panagiota Katikou; [2022]
    Keywords : Data quality; Data quality dimensions; Data production; Data collection; Data consumption; Data roles; Marine Biotoxins; Risk assessment;

    Abstract : Marine biotoxins constitute one of the major hazards associated with seafood consumption. Risk assessments are essential for the effective management of problems arising from marine biotoxins occurrence, as they are a prerequisite for the establishment or periodic re-evaluation of marine biotoxins regulatory limits and for the adoption of appropriate risk management plans. READ MORE

  4. 3. THE EU SUSTAINABILITY TAXONOMY: A PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS ANALYSIS AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Athena Shamloo; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainable development; EU policy; taxonomy; sustainability; definition; process; incrementalism; successive limited comparison;

    Abstract : There is a lack of a unified definition for what “sustainability” means and what is a “sustainable activity”. The EU Sustainability Taxonomy is the EU’s recent attempt in developing “a science-based unified EU classification system for sustainable activities” with the aim to create a “shared understanding of what ‘sustainability’ means”. READ MORE

  5. 4. Science-Based Targets for Earth Systems : Framing Sustainability Problems and Solutions

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Sasha Quahe; [2020]
    Keywords : science-based targets; Q Methodology; framing; discourse; reflexivity; interpretive policy analysis; environmental governance; boundary object; problem representation;

    Abstract : Interest in ‘science-based targets’ (SBTs) as a means of helping the private sector achieve greater environmental sustainability has sharply increased in recent years. However, the significant ambiguity around what SBTs for Earth systems are and how they relate to broader sustainability issues has received little attention. READ MORE

  6. 5. Decision and Policy Making in the European Union : Role of EU Agencies in the decision and policy making in the area of chemicals and food safety

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Besluts-, risk- och policyanalys

    Author : Pia-Johanna Fallström Mujkić; [2019]
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    Abstract : EU regulations, decisions and policy making are matters that concern every resident in the EU and risk and benefit assessment and analysis form part of the EU decision and policy making. This thesis discusses the decision/policy making in the EU and the risk assessment activities of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), as well as ECHA’s socio-economic analysis activities. READ MORE