Essays about: "environmental agreements"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 137 essays containing the words environmental agreements.

  1. 31. Is the Shipping industry still Sulfuring? - A study of compliance factors from the IMO 2020 sulfur cap

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Denise Bell Knudsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Marpol; IMO; Imo 2020 sulfur cap; compliance; implementation; enforcement; legal certainty; maritime environmental legislation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper explores different aspects of maritime environmental legislation with the goal of identifying the influencing factors associated with achieving compliance with international maritime environmental legislation. International shipping is often considered the most environmentally friendly form of transport, and while this is true, it is still a significant contributor to global warming and climate change. READ MORE

  3. 32. Drivers for Reducing GHG Emissions from Purchased Freight Transports - Exploring if and how Science-Based Targets influence companies to manage Scope 3 emissions from freight transports

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Tobias Gustavsson; [2021]
    Keywords : freight transports; green logistics; science-based targets; voluntary environmental agreements; corporate carbon strategies; carbon governance; scope 3 emissions; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Despite that freight transports account for a notable and increasing share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, previous studies have identified that buyers of freight transport services often do not engage sufficiently to reduce emissions from the freight transports they purchase. An aspect that has not been adequately investigated, however, is how transport purchasers are influenced by new potential drivers or facilitators, such as by adopting voluntary environmental agreements (VEA). READ MORE

  4. 33. Post-democratic sustainability in the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. On the depoliticized inclusion of the waters of occupied Western Sahara

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Ina Nyrup Clausen; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; post-democracy; post-politics; Western Sahara; Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement; European Union; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The territory of Western Sahara (WS) has been occupied by Morocco since 1975, displacing many of the indigenous people now living in refugee camps in Algeria. In 2019, the EU adopted a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) with Morocco which includes WS waters. READ MORE

  5. 34. A Competitive Environment? : Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and the European Green Deal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Lars Lundgren; [2021]
    Keywords : competition law; antitrust; abuse of a dominant position; objective justifications; efficiencies; environmental integration; the european green deal; article 11 tfeu; article 101 tfeu; article 102 tfeu; efficiencies; consumer welfare; konkurrensrätt; missbruk av dominerande ställning; konkurrensbegränsningar; artikel 101 feuf; artikel 102 feuf; miljö; klimat;

    Abstract : Europe is facing a climate and environmental crisis. To respond to this, the European Commission has launched several programmes, which aim to increase sustainability and environmental protection. This aim has been condensed into the policy document that is the European Green Deal. READ MORE

  6. 35. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction - Assessing barriers and opportunities to integrate risk information into communal development planning in Burundi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Katharina Oschmann; Marie Lachenmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Central East Africa; Build Back Better; Bujumbura; Burundi; CCA; Climate Change Adaptation; Integration; Development Gains; Development and Spatial Planning; Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Great Lakes Region; Institutional Barriers; Lake Tanganyika; Land-use planning; LDC; LUP; Mainstreaming; Mitigation; PPP; Preparedness; Prevention; Recovery; Resilience; Risk Governance; Risk Information; Risk-Based; Risk-Informed; Risk-Sensitive; Sendai Framework; Sustainable Development; Urban planning; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Natural hazards cannot be avoided, but their damage to what human beings value, such as life, health, and property, can be limited. Climate change will increase extreme weather events and overall disaster risk, which will particularly affect Least Developed Countries. READ MORE