Essays about: "Climate control policy instruments"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Climate control policy instruments.

  1. 1. An analysis of the understanding of maintenance of nature-based solutions for urban stormwater management

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Emma Knapik; [2022]
    Keywords : Flood adaptation; resilience; sustainability; green infrastructure; uncertainty; Översvämnings anpassning; spänstighet; hållbarhet; osäkerhet;

    Abstract : Urban stormwater management is necessary to protect human life and society from the dangers and damages associated with flooding from extreme weather events. Conventional measures of stormwater management utilise grey infrastructure to convey runoff away from urban areas, but due to increasing urbanization, aging of urban infrastructure, climatic variability, and flooding due to extreme weather events, these measures are often no longer sufficient. READ MORE

  3. 2. Urban transition experiments for global climate goals : learning from effective interventions to reduce car use in Lund municipality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Paula Kuss; [2021]
    Keywords : transport intervention; car use reduction; urban mobility; urban transition experiments; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To limit global warming to 1.5°C, concerted efforts to drastically reduce GHG emissions by 2030 are needed. Lund municipality has ambitious climate goals for 2030, however, high emissions from transport and especially private car use endanger their achievement. READ MORE

  4. 3. Policy Instruments and their Impact on Business Practice in the Fashion Industry towards Sustainability : Learning Outcomes from the Food Industry

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : David Dreker; Jacqueline Lampey; [2019]
    Keywords : Policy Instruments; Regulatory Affairs; Public Procurement; Textile Industry; Sustainability; Control Instruments; Knowledge Transfer;

    Abstract : The fashion industry is not only known for its creativity and innovation, but also for its contribution to environmental pollution, climate change as well as for social imbalances and poverty. Ecological and societal standards have so far only played a minor role in this industry for production and distribution as well as for consumers for their consumption and disposal behaviour. READ MORE

  5. 4. Integration of Large Scale Wind Power and the Issue of Flexibility

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Gabriel Claesson; [2017]
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    Abstract : The increase of wind power in the power gridsystem is becoming more noticeable. This is somewhat due to climate change and the need for more energy. As wind power is considered a green renewable energy resource and its one of the cheapest ways of generating power during operation, it has become more of afavorable energy resource. READ MORE

  6. 5. Getting the price right - Exploring the legal possibilities of taxing meat and dairy consumption in the EU on environmental grounds

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Arvidsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Consumption; Meat; Dairy; Climate change; Sustainable development; Emissions; EU; Environment; Tax; Economic instruments; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper argues that industrialized meat and dairy production create substantial environmental costs that are currently not being reflected by the price paid by consumers. One way of addressing this could be by taxing those products proportional to the environmental damage they cause based on the principle that the polluter should pay. READ MORE