Essays about: "environmental degradation in india"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words environmental degradation in india.
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1. Parent Company Liability for Torts of Subsidiaries : A Comparative Study of Swedish and UK Company Law with Emphasis on Piercing the Corporate Veil and Implications for Victims of Torts and Human Rights Violations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The gas leak disaster in Bhopal, India, in 1984 illustrates a situation of catastrophe and mass torts resulting in loss of life and health as well as environmental degradation. The Indian company Union Carbide India Limited, who owned and operated the chemical plant that caused the disaster, did not have sufficient assets to compensate the victims in contrast to its financially well-equipped US parent company Union Carbide Corporation. READ MORE
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2. Analysing the behavioural barriers to transparency in the upstream textile supply chain : A cultural orientation lens on behaviours
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Transparency within the supply chain has become a key priority for textile brands in response to the growing stakeholder concerns around social and environmental impacts of the textile value chain. Textile industry is extremely labour dependent and adds massively to the environmental degradation, adding on to this the highly complex and scattered global supply chain network makes it more difficult for brands to implement transparency in their supply base. READ MORE
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3. Geopolitical or generational responsibility? : A framing analysis of the Fridays for Future movement in Indian newspapers
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Fridays for Future movement offers a perspective on environmental responsibility that collideswith the traditional accountability perspective of many emerging economies. Fridays for Futuresuggests that socio-political elites of any one country, and especially those of elder generations, areresponsible for environmental degradation, whereas emerging economies maintain that only thedeveloped world is accountable for climate change. READ MORE
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4. Sources of organic carbon fueling carbon emissions from tropical reservoirs
University essay fromAbstract : For a sustainable energy supply, it is of importance to be aware about the environmental impacts from the different energy sources. Hydroelectric reservoirs in tropical areas have been found to emit more greenhouse gases (GHG) than reservoirs from boreal regions. READ MORE
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5. To care about the environment : Technologies of government in forest conservation - Khasi Hills, India
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : Involvement of communities in forest conservation and other forms of environmental governance isproliferating. Reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) is one mechanism,designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by reversing deforestation trends in low-incomecountries. READ MORE
