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1. The Role of the BRICS in the climate change regime
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : The overall aim of this research is to examine the BRICS’ leadership, arguments, and positions in three of the UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties 2009-2022 and highlight the role BRICS have played in the final declarations at these climate summits. When the United Nations Framework on Climate Change was created and entered into force in 1994, developed countries of the West were assigned leadership for the transition to a more sustainable world, but this leadership has become increasingly fragmented in recent years and the leadership in the climate change regime appears unclear. READ MORE
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2. PUBLIC SPACE AND THE BANNING OF HOMELESSNESS IN COPENHAGEN. EVERYDAY SPATIAL PRACTICES AGAINST THE COMMODIFICATION OF LIFE
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Since April 2017, legislation fining people in ‘encampments’ in public spaces was enacted in Copenhagen. This regulation was tightened by July 2018 be-coming an effective ban, where the subject of the fine was expelled from the administrative limits of the municipality. READ MORE
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3. China´s "New Normal" in International Climate Change Negotiations: Assessing Chinese leadership and climate politics from Copenhagen to Paris
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Being the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter and second largest economy, China’s role in international climate negotiations has been the topic of much heated debate over the past 10 years. However, few studies have sought to understand China ́s role in the Global Environmental Governance and Chinese leadership therefore remains a lacuna in need of further investigation. READ MORE
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4. Measuring the impact of the 2009 COP15 Copenhagen Summit - An event study of coal and solar portfolios in the United States of America and China
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : One of the biggest challenges currently facing mankind is tackling the challenge of climate change. To mitigate this, there have been several multilateral conferences, where some steps have been taken. The Copenhagen Summit in 2009 was one such conference, where the expectations before the conference were significant. READ MORE
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5. The EU as a global leader? : A comparative study on Copenhagen and Paris UN climate change negotiations
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : Climate change is a global and demanding issue, which affects all the states on the planet. The European Union has from the 90s been vigorously engaged in the international efforts to tackle climate change and even pursued to take on the leading role in the global climate regime. READ MORE
