Essays about: "Green Europe"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 148 essays containing the words Green Europe.

  1. 11. A Trend Towards Climate Reparations?: Contemporary Perspectives on Global Climate Justice by the European Commission vs Political Actors of the Global South

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Maria Asklund; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate justice; climate reparations; climate financing; Loss and Damages Fund; European Green Deal; European Studies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to answer the following questions: How does the EU Commission approach the issue of climate justice, more specifically climate reparations? What discursive patterns and inconsistencies are present in the EU Commission’s stance on climate justice? What are the relationships between the EU Commission and actors representing the Global South on the topic of climate reparations? How does the EU work with climate financing today on an international level? Finally, what demands are coming from the Global South? In order to respond to these questions, critical discourse analysis is used to analyze three documents. This analysis is combined with postcolonial interpretations, specifically postcolonial Europe and decoloniality. READ MORE

  3. 12. Broken promises: The failure of green stock outperformance in Europe - the importance of rating coherence

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Ellen Hådén; Ebba Graff-Lonnevig; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable investing; ESG; Environment; Climate change; Green stocks;

    Abstract : Increasing interest for sustainable investment have caused a trend within the investment sector towards more ESG engagements. Our study finds no outperformance of green portfolios over brown portfolios, when using industry-adjusted environmental pillar scores. The same applies when controlling for unexpected climate concerns. READ MORE

  4. 13. Modeling of an Electrolysis System for Techno-Economic Optimization of Hydrogen Production

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jürgen Köstlbacher; [2023]
    Keywords : Hydrogen; Hydrogen Production; Green Hydrogen; LCOH; Electrolysis; PEM; AEL; MILP; Optimization; Techno-Economic Analysis; Cost Optimization; PPA; vätgas; vätgasproduktion; grön vätgas; LCOH; elektrolys; PEM; AEL; MILP; optimering; tekniskekonomisk analys; kostnadsoptimering; PPA;

    Abstract : In face of climate change, Europe and other global actors are in the process of transitioning to carbon-neutral economies, aiming to phase out of fossil fuels and power industries with renewable energies. Hydrogen is going to play a crucial role in the transition, replacing fossil fuels in hard-to-decarbonize industries and acting as energy carrier and energy storage for renewable electricity. READ MORE

  5. 14. Disentangling the Green vs. Green Dilemma to Inform Sustainable Destination Development : The Interplay between Onshore Wind Power Development and Biodiversity Conservation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Tural Omarov; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainable destination development; wind power; biodiversity; Mitigation Hierarchy; onshore wind; sustainable development; hållbar destinationsutveckling; vindkraft; biologisk mångfald;

    Abstract : Sustainable Destination Development implies reaching the 17 SDGs at a destination level. Climate crisis is arguably the primary challenge faced by destinations today. It is now commonly accepted that the crisis is primarily caused due to the burning of fossil fuels while converting it into energy. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Relationship between Green Investment and Eco-Innovation in Europe

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Evanina Alexandra; Victoria Ruiz Devesa; [2023]
    Keywords : Eco-Innovation; Green investment; European Union; Environmental Economics; Sustainability; Green technology and Environmental patents.;

    Abstract : It is universally acknowledged that environmental protection has become one of the most pressing global issues in the last decades. Green technology is indispensable to finding less damaging alternatives, and no innovation is carried out without investment. READ MORE