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  1. 1. THE ROAD TO CLIMATE JUSTICE A discursive analysis of global climate governance between 2015 and 2022

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victoria Sandholm; [2023-08-31]
    Keywords : International relations; climate governance; climate justice; civic environmentalism; ecological modernization;

    Abstract : There is an urgent need for effective global climate governance addressing the pressing threat of climate change. Based on the institutional power of language, various research has examined the development of global climate governance through discursive lenses, however, the recent period has not yet been examined. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mitigating climate change, one hamburger at a time : a discourse analysis of how MAX Burgers AB communicates their carbon offsetting — and how customers perceive it

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Alice Andrews; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; climate change mitigation; carbon dioxide removal; green governmentality; ecological modernisation; civic environmentalism; conduct of conduct; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Carbon offsetting through forest sequestration in the Global South has become an increasingly common way for companies to mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions and thereby sell products and services with net zero emissions. In Sweden, fast food company MAX Burgers AB goes even further. READ MORE

  4. 3. The inclusion of Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in Integrated Assessment Models: Assessing legitimacy within published climate discourses

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Guy Finkill; [2019]
    Keywords : BECCS; Discourse; Governance; IAMs; Legitimacy; Sustainable Development.;

    Abstract : This thesis assesses the discourses identified in the literature that is critical to BECCS and its inclusion in IAMs used in the construction of RCP2.6 through a Foucauldian inspired discourse analysis. READ MORE

  5. 4. The politics of resilience : A qualitative analysis of resilience theory as an environmental discourse

    University essay from Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Rickard Andersson; [2008]
    Keywords : Resilience theory; environmental discourse; ecological modernization; green governmentality; civic environmentalism; textual analysis;

    Abstract : During recent years, resilience theory – originally developed in systems ecology – has advanced as a new approach to sustainable development. However, it is still more of an academic theory than a discourse informing environmental politics. READ MORE