Essays about: "consensus in science"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 129 essays containing the words consensus in science.

1. 31. Providing a Child with a Family, Not a Family with a Child - A Study in the ECtHR Case Law Regarding the Right to Adopt for Homosexual Persons from a Child's Rights Perspective

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

   Author : Thérèse Bennshagen; [2020]
   Keywords : The European Court of Human Rights; The European Convention on Human Rights; The rights of homosexual persons; Adoption; The right to respect for family life; The child s interests; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The traditional family as a heterosexual married couple with children is a norm that is increasingly being questioned and other family constellations are getting more common. In this context the relations and families of homosexual persons are being highlighted and prejudices against them are less tolerated. READ MORE

3. 32. Financing a sustainable future : green bond sustainability experiments and sustainability transition

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Qian Mao; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate Change; Strategic Niche Management; Multi-Level Perspective; Sustainability Science; Sweden; Green Bond; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Global warming has become a scientific consensus. Climate change induced impacts on both natural and human systems have been observed. Climate financing for mitigation and adaptation has increased over the years, but it is still far from what is needed according to the 1.5 ̊C scenario by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. READ MORE

4. 33. United in Diversity? An inquiry into European trade unions' views on the European Commission's minimum wage initiative

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amalie Holst Madsen; [2020]
   Keywords : European minimum wage; European trade union movement; European integration; heterogeneity; constructivist grounded theory; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The idea for a European minimum wage has a long history, but the initiative launched by the von der Leyen Commission is the first time the Commission is considering taking legislative action. The initiative has divided the European trade union movement. READ MORE

5. 34. Science-Based Targets for Earth Systems : Framing Sustainability Problems and Solutions

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Sasha Quahe; [2020]
   Keywords : science-based targets; Q Methodology; framing; discourse; reflexivity; interpretive policy analysis; environmental governance; boundary object; problem representation;

   Abstract : Interest in ‘science-based targets’ (SBTs) as a means of helping the private sector achieve greater environmental sustainability has sharply increased in recent years. However, the significant ambiguity around what SBTs for Earth systems are and how they relate to broader sustainability issues has received little attention. READ MORE

6. 35. Tools and Methods for Companies to Build Transparent and Fair Machine Learning Systems

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

   Author : Alexandra Schildt; Jenny Luo; [2020]
   Keywords : ethical AI; AI ethics; machine learning; bias; explainability; fairness; transparency; etisk AI; AI etik; maskininlärning; diskriminering; rättvisa; transparens;

   Abstract : AI has quickly grown from being a vast concept to an emerging technology that many companies are looking to integrate into their businesses, generally considered an ongoing “revolution” transforming science and society altogether. Researchers and organizations agree that AI and the recent rapid developments in machine learning carry huge potential benefits. READ MORE