Essays about: "COP21"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word COP21.

1. 1. Melting Security – Indigenous Livelihood in the Canadian Arctic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Lisa Pohl; [2023]
   Keywords : Paris Agreement; Climate Change; Inuit; Nunavut; Societal Security; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The COP21 Paris Agreement is considered a milestone on the way to limiting global warming to 1.5°C. For the first time in history, a climate convention is signed by all 198 members of the UNFCCC, with each signatory state being responsible for developing their own climate strategy that considers the national circumstances. READ MORE

3. 2. From Paris to Sharm el-Sheikh: : A Framing Analysis of Climate Justice

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anton Bryntesson; [2023]
   Keywords : climate change; climate justice; framing analysis; UNFCCC; COP21; COP27;

   Abstract : While UNFCCC negotiations generally have adopted a neoliberal version of the contestedconcept of climate justice in the last 30 years, the acceptance of the Loss and Damage Fundduring COP27 indicates a possible shift in the climate justice discourse. To examine possibleshifts in the portrayal of climate justice, statements delivered by state representatives fromfive coalitions during COP21 and COP27 have been analyzed using a qualitative framinganalysis. READ MORE

4. 3. ”It’s a blessing and a curse for us”. Negotiating postcolonial identity in the context of Greenlandic climate discourses

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Karoline Tolstrup Sørensen; [2022-08-10]
   Keywords : Greenland; identity; climate discourses; independence and senses of belonging;

   Abstract : The original decision by the Greenlandic government to abstain from the Paris Agreement in 2016, following COP21 was justified with criticism of the Agreement not protecting Indigenous rights to development and thus impeded Greenlandic goals of independence from the Danish Realm. This argument was utilised again at the recent announcement at COP26 in November 2021, by the Greenlandic Premier, to remove previous territorial reservations and now sign the Agreement. READ MORE

5. 4. Distributive climate justice : The road from Paris to Glasgow

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Victor Magnusson; [2022]
   Keywords : Distributive climate justice; COP; Critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Climate change will undeniably be this century’s greatest challenge. The complexity and moral ambiguity of the problem entail severe difficulties in achieving unanimous conceptions of an equitable burden-sharing formula. READ MORE

6. 5. Parametric study of energy retrofit options for a historical building

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

   Author : Khaled El Tayara; [2022]
   Keywords : Energy Retrofitting; Building Performance; Thermal Comfort; Shading; Building Orientation; Location; Low-E films; Solar Gains;

   Abstract : Retrofitting measures in old buildings aimed at reducing energy consumption has become a widespread subject and an urgent matter to counteract the effects of climate change and GHGs emissions. The globe has reaffirmed its agreement taken in COP21 to reduce emissions in COP26. READ MORE