Essays about: "climate pledges"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words climate pledges.

  1. 1. Green Colonialism: A Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Conservation Practices In The Context Of Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Anna Kristina Beijmo; [2023]
    Keywords : Green colonialism; Conservation; Simien Mountains National Park SMNP ; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; Discourse; Orientalism; Postcolonialism; UNESCO; EWCA; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since its establishment in 1969, external actors have been significantly involved in the implementation of nature conservation in Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP). As climate change becomes increasingly tangible, conservation activities are frequently being deployed to protect ecosystems across the globe. READ MORE

  3. 2. Narratives for Climate Change Communication in Official Policy Reviews and Suggested Improvements to Aid Sustainable Energy Transition

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Paula Tamussino; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Climate Change Communication; Narrative Research; Strategic Narratives;

    Abstract : There is a considerable gap between what scientists argue is necessary to avoid the most dramatic consequences of climate change and what governments around the world are currently achieving with their mitigation strategies and national pledges. This is partly due to the general inability to communicate solutions to climate change in a desirable way. READ MORE

  4. 3. Did donors of foreign aid keep their promise to prioritize climate change vulnerability?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Edvin Jämting; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Vulnerability; Aid Allocation; Adaptation Aid;

    Abstract : Climate aid has been on the rise for some years now. During the 2009 UN Climate Summit developed countries promised extensive amounts of “new and additional” aid for climate change adaptation to be allocated to the most vulnerable countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Carbon Dioxide Removal - A tool in a toolbox for reaching net-zero emissions

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

    Author : Kajsa-Stina Ströby; Madeleine Hjalber; [2022]
    Keywords : carbon-dioxide-removal; corporate carbon strategy; carbon norms; climate change strategies;

    Abstract : Corporations play a vital part to limit global warming within the lines of the Paris Agreement and are increasingly making net-zero pledges for committing to decarbonising their operations. The ability to reach these ambitious targets will rely on the development of negative emission techniques referred to as carbon dioxide removal (CDR). READ MORE

  6. 5. Commit or Emit: The Sustainability Characteristics of Danish Companies with Net-Zero Pledges

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christopher La Cour-Andersen; [2022]
    Keywords : Net-Zero; net-zero pledges; climate pledges; CSR; CSR in Denmark; MLP; carbon offsetting; LCA; disruptive innovation; sustainability system; PPPs; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the characteristics and sustainability strategies of Danish companies with certified climate targets and the distinction with net-zero targets. The probability of having a net-zero target is modelled with three explanatory variables – life cycle assessments (LCAs), disruptive innovation, and carbon offsetting. READ MORE