Essays about: "Corporate climate action"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 essays containing the words Corporate climate action.

1. 16. Fractured Earth: International State Responsibility and Climate Injustice in the Context of Fracking

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Sonja Román; [2021]
   Keywords : International State Responsibility; International Human Rights Law; International Environmental Law; climate change; fracking; Hydraulic fracturing; Paris Agreement; Third World Approaches to International Law; TWAIL; legal subjectivity; Argentina; Vaca Muerta; natural gas; fossil gas; bridge fuels; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Medans världens fossila bränslereserver sinar har utvinningen av fossilgas genom hydraulisk spräckning, allmänt känt som fracking, vunnit mark internationellt. Parallellt med detta uppenbarar sig klimatförändringarnas katastrofala effekter och tiden är knapp för att ställa om global energiproduktion innan medeltemperaturen når så kallade ”tipping points”. READ MORE

3. 17. Searching for Internal Legitimacy in Climate Risk Management - A Case Study of Commensuration in A Swedish MNC

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mikaela Bjure Mannshausen; Johanna Sjöström; [2020-06-22]
   Keywords : Climate risk; Risk management; Quantification; Disclosure; Legitimacy; Investors and Communication;

   Abstract : Climate change is one of the biggest issues of modern times and due to potential significant economic impacts, climate change is nowadays considered to be one of the 21st century’s most critical areas in corporate risk management. Previous research stress legitimacy from external stakeholders as the main driver in the adoption of standardized frameworks in corporate sustainability. READ MORE

4. 18. Climate Compensation through Forestry Initiatives: An analysis to support corporate compensation decisions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Tamsin Ekkel; [2020]
   Keywords : corporate climate compensation – forestry initiative – climate strategy – offset – inset – forest governance; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : An increasing number of companies are now publicly committing to becoming carbon neutral or achieving net-zero emissions. While most organisations will focus on preventative measures to reach their targets, climate compensation will also make up part of a company’s carbon management strategy. READ MORE

5. 19. Swedish companies' current use of carbon offsetting - underlying ethical view and preparedness for post-2020 carbon market conditions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Louise Hwargård; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Climate change mitigation; Corporate climate strategies; Voluntary carbon offsetting; Ethical view; Paris Agreement;

   Abstract : In 2015, the Paris Agreement was signed by nations all over the world. The new climate agreementwill replace previous Kyoto Protocol post-2020 and will likely change the conditions for using carbonoffsetting. READ MORE

6. 20. A Company's Guide to Environmental Action

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Alexandra Teorell; [2019]
   Keywords : EU law; Competition law; Environmental Law; Environmental Integration; Horizontal Agreements; Cartels; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : While industries stand responsible for many of the emissions leading to global warming, tackling climate change seems to fall upon individuals and states. The limited course of corporate action may in many ways be traced back to competition law. READ MORE