Essays about: "climate policy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 606 essays containing the words climate policy.
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1. Controlling the Uncontrollable? : A qualitative content analysis of the United Nations Sendai Framework and its reflection of disaster risk reduction in a risk society.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Occurrences of extreme weather events are increasing due to the ongoing climate change driven by human actions. In parallel, this triggers a growing need for humanitarian action in the future to help those impacted by disasters. READ MORE
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2. Aviation Discourses in News : The influence of the political climate on climate politics
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Climate change must be considered one of the most critical issues of the coming decades that poten- tially poses foundational threats to human societies. Aviation has relatively little impact on green- house gas emissions globally, but this picture changes when focusing on emissions of rich industrial states. READ MORE
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3. Greening the City : The Process of implementing Biodiversity in Melbourne and Stockholm
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper examines the implementation of biodiversity in local policy in the cities of Melbourne and Stockholm. Using process tracing as methodology, the study examines the process from the time the process to develop a policy on climate adaptation is initiated, to the time it is adopted. READ MORE
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4. Climate change: Information, beliefs and action. Can new information affect Swedes’ climate change mitigation efforts?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Due to the steep requirements of the 1.5°C goal, there is an urgent need to better understand what measures can be used to strengthen climate mitigation efforts. This study illuminates which factors drive climate mitigation efforts in the Swedish public and how such efforts are affected by new information. READ MORE
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5. Klimatpåverkan och energianvändning vid tillämpning av bio-CCS och bio-CCU från biogasanläggningar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and TechnologyAbstract : To mitigate the human-induced climate change, Sweden has adopted a climate policy framework that states a net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by the year of 2045 and thereafter negative emissions. To achieve this goal extensive emission mitigation alongside supplementary measures are required. READ MORE
