Essays about: "ecological issues to business"

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1. 1. Using a GIS to enable an economic, land use and energy output comparison between small wind powered turbines and large-scale wind farms: the case of Oslo, Norway.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Colin Potter; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wind power; Renewable energy sources; urban wind energy; urban areas; planning; vertical axis wind turbines; comparative studies; urban integrated energy systems; Oslo; Roan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Responding to an identified knowledge gap, the study aims to determine if smaller wind turbines located on top of existing urban buildings are more resource efficient (land utilization and economically) than large scale wind farms. To answer this question, using a GIS, the resource efficiency of the Roan wind farm in Northern Norway was compared to a theoretical modeled installation of small-scale wind turbines on top of buildings within a 2km radius study zone in central Oslo. READ MORE

3. 2. Balancing environment and economy: the interplay between eco-innovation, carbon emission and firm performance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Leo Kleja; Clarissa Mao; [2023]
   Keywords : Eco-innovation; financial performance; natural resource-based view; stakeholder theory; Tobin’s Q; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : With an ever-increasing human ecological footprint, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals require global collaboration in terms of sustainable business practices to combat global ecological issues. Our study examines the complex relationship between eco-innovation, CO2 emissions, and financial performance using fixed effects panel data regression. READ MORE

4. 3. Feasibility of Science-based targets in the Wine, Champagne & Spirits sector : A study of five companies’ cases

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Clément Janiere; [2022]
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   Abstract : The number of companies seeking to match with the Paris agreement to be in line with the best climate science has been skyrocketing. This is particularly crucial for agriculture, forest and other land use sector which represents 25% of anthropogenic emissions. However, nothing yet proves the feasibility of these commitments. READ MORE

5. 4. Regenerative Entrepreneurship : How the Enactment of Values Can Guide Humanity into a Safe and Just Operating Space

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Jonathan Angel; Melker Larsson; Anton Lindberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Regenerative Entrepreneurship; Regenerative Sustainability; Enactment of Values; Giving Voice to Values;

   Abstract : The current efforts to address global sustainability issues are failing. To avoid the consequences of transgressing the planetary boundaries and simultaneously provide people with the basic needs for human prosperity, we have to overcome a profound challenge. READ MORE

6. 5. Stories of Climate Change : Circular Transformation or Business as Usual? A Discourse Analysis of Climate Change Mitigation Policy in Three Swedish Municipalities

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Malin Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : Argumentative discourse analysis; circular economy; climate change mitigation policy; ecological modernization; post-politics; transformation;

   Abstract : This thesis identified dominant discourses in climate change mitigation policy in three Swedish municipalities using argumentative discourse analysis. It was explored how these discourses influence the potential for success in mitigating climate change. READ MORE