Essays about: "National Determined Contributions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words National Determined Contributions.

1. 1. Melting Security – Indigenous Livelihood in the Canadian Arctic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Lisa Pohl; [2023]
   Keywords : Paris Agreement; Climate Change; Inuit; Nunavut; Societal Security; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The COP21 Paris Agreement is considered a milestone on the way to limiting global warming to 1.5°C. For the first time in history, a climate convention is signed by all 198 members of the UNFCCC, with each signatory state being responsible for developing their own climate strategy that considers the national circumstances. READ MORE

3. 2. Decarbonising through climate legislation, The effects of five instruments available to governments

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lucas Lindholm; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate legislation; CO2 emissions; Tax incentives; Command and control regulation; Public good investments; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The main goal of the Paris agreement is to hold global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. A goal which requires a rapid peak and decline of global emissions. With the adoption of the Paris agreement, countries submitted Nationally Determined Contributions making national climate legislation a key tool for how to reach the goal. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessment of biochar potential as a land-based emission mitigation measure in Colombia

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

   Author : Eileen Jimena Torres Morales; [2022]
   Keywords : agriculture; biochar; climate change mitigation; carbon sink; Colombia; land-based mitigation technologies LMT ; nature-based solutions NBS ; PESTEL Political; Economic; Social; Technological; Environmental Legal ; pyrolysis; residual biomass; soil adaptation; techno-economic analysis.; jordbruk; biokol; begränsningar av klimatförändringar; kolsänka; Colombia; land-baserad begränsningsteknik; Naturbaserade lösningar NBS ; PESTEL Political; Economic; Social; Technological; Environmental Legal ; pyrolys; restbiomassa; jordförbättring; Teknisk-ekonomisk analys;

   Abstract : There is an urgent need to mitigate carbon emissions to the atmosphere to reduce the negative effects of climate change. Countries have pledged national strategies to reach their climate change mitigation goals in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). In the case of Colombia, the country envisions becoming carbon neutral by 2050. READ MORE

5. 4. Alignment of mitigation pledges with government expenditure in Latin America : A case study of Chile, Colombia and Peru in the COVID-19 context

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Ana-María López Romero; [2021]
   Keywords : Climate expenditure; LAC; mitigation; policy ambition;

   Abstract : The implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in 2020 has coincided with the outbreak of COVID-19. Recovery paths taken to deal with the economic consequences of the pandemic can be either an opportunity to foster a sustainable growth or a return to business-as-usual model. READ MORE

6. 5. The Importance of Gender Equality in Climate Action : An investigation into how UN member states view the relation between gender equality and climate action

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Diandra van Duijn; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; gender equality; climate action; SDGs; United Nations; National Determined Contributions;

   Abstract : Scientists warn that the current rate of climate change will raise average global temperature by 4°C compared to 1990, although warming of +2°C will already have dire effects throughout the world. Therefore, the UN acknowledges SDG 13 (Climate Action) as one of the most important goals for the coming decade in order to fight climate change. READ MORE