Essays about: "climate tipping points"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words climate tipping points.

1. 1. Getting in Touch With Seaweed : Exploring a Non-Exploitative Relationship With a More-Than-Human Actor Through Design Research

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Anna Marie Schröder; [2022]
   Keywords : seaweed; ecology; posthumanist design; more-than-human ethics; multispecies philosophy; interaction design; design-based research;

   Abstract : Through human over-exploitation of nature, more and more ocean species approach ecological tipping points. On the other hand, more and more people suffer from climate anxiety. This thesis study explored an alternative relationship between humans and marine seaweed species through design research. READ MORE

3. 2. Unravelling the discursive fabric of climate tipping points : An analysis and structuring of views in the scientific discourse

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Elliot Franzén; Petter Alsén; [2022]
   Keywords : climate tipping points; climate change; discourse; ideal types; text analysis; Klimatologiska tröskelpunkter; klimatförändring; diskurs; idealtyper; textanalys;

   Abstract : The notion of climate tipping points (CTP:s) has gained traction in academia. Unravelling the intricate weave of views in the discourses surrounding CTP:s can be helpful to structure the views in the discursive fabric of climate tipping points and in turn get a better understanding of the views surrounding the phenomenon. READ MORE

4. 3. Climate Impact of a Nutrunner

   University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

   Author : Nicole Holmgren; [2022]
   Keywords : Carbon footprint; life cycle assessment; nutrunner; Klimatavtryck; livscykelanalys; mutterdragare;

   Abstract : Climate change is an existential threat to the world, causing environmental degradation and destruction of ecosystems. The EU acknowledges that several alarming tipping points are about to be reached, and the current level of action is not enough to avert global warming. READ MORE

5. 4. Fractured Earth: International State Responsibility and Climate Injustice in the Context of Fracking

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Sonja Román; [2021]
   Keywords : International State Responsibility; International Human Rights Law; International Environmental Law; climate change; fracking; Hydraulic fracturing; Paris Agreement; Third World Approaches to International Law; TWAIL; legal subjectivity; Argentina; Vaca Muerta; natural gas; fossil gas; bridge fuels; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Medans världens fossila bränslereserver sinar har utvinningen av fossilgas genom hydraulisk spräckning, allmänt känt som fracking, vunnit mark internationellt. Parallellt med detta uppenbarar sig klimatförändringarnas katastrofala effekter och tiden är knapp för att ställa om global energiproduktion innan medeltemperaturen når så kallade ”tipping points”. READ MORE

6. 5. Complementing the multi-level perspective with the coevolutionary framework to conceptualise barriers to sustainable transitions in agro-food industries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Benjamin Mole; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable transitions; Multi-level perspective; Coevolutionary framework; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Sustainable transitions are essential to ensure climate and land systems do not go beyond their tipping points; however, these transitions are complex, and barriers to their success are difficult to conceptualise. The Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) is the dominant framework for conceptualising how industries transition to using green innovations. READ MORE