Essays about: "Lærke Salhauge-Rasmussen"

Found 1 essay containing the words Lærke Salhauge-Rasmussen.

  1. 1. Emerging Powers in Global Climate Politics: The discursive story-lines used by the BASIC countries regarding the climate crisis, responsibilities and burden sharing in the UNFCCC

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lærke Salhauge-Rasmussen; [2021]
    Keywords : BASIC; climate politics; discourse analysis; UNFCCC; rising powers; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Global climate policy negotiations have become increasingly complicated with the rise of the socalled emerging powers as they have seen both great economic growth and increased emissions of greenhouse gasses – yet they continue to hold a developing country, or non-Annex I, status under the UNFCCC, which determines their responsibilities for addressing the climate crisis. This thesis examines the story-lines that constitute the discourse used by the BASIC countries, Brazil, China, India and South Africa, following the Paris Agreement in order to discern their understanding of the climate crisis and hence their policy preferences when it comes to addressing the crisis. READ MORE