Essays about: "environmental law and policy"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 135 essays containing the words environmental law and policy.

  1. 36. Climate change law and litigation in Sweden with scenarios from Europe : Possibilities for members of the public to challenge the state's responsibility for climate change through litigation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ana-Sofia Valderas; [2019]
    Keywords : climate change law; climate change litigation; Sweden; greenhouse gas emissions; Paris Agreement; European Convention on Human Rights; Aarhus Convention; environmental human rights; tort law; climate policy decisions; permit decisions; judicial review;

    Abstract : The Swedish government is legally obliged to conduct climate policy work that will protect nature and humanity from the harmful effects of climate change. Obligations related to the environment arise under Swedish domestic law, European law and international law. READ MORE

  3. 37. The Green and Just City? Discourses on urban greening in local sustainability planning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Sara Ullström; [2019]
    Keywords : urban greening; sustainability planning; justice; critical discourse analysis; Fairclough; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the realm of urban planning, urban greening – the creation or restoration of green spaces in cities – has risen as an attractive approach for policy-makers and planners engaged in sustainability. As the benefits of urban greening are many, from social and cultural to environmental and economic, it has become positioned as a win-win solution to several urban challenges related to sustainable development. READ MORE

  4. 38. Sustainability for Whom? The discursive framing of ‘sustainable biofuels’ in the EU and Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alexia Fridén; [2019]
    Keywords : European Union; renewable energy; Indonesia; palm oil; discourse analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In order to transform the fossil fuel dependent transport sector the promotion of biofuels has been crucial in the European Union’s transition towards climate neutrality. To ensure the sustainability of biofuels the European Commission published a Delegated Act on March 13th 2019, proposing the gradual phase-out of high emitting biofuels that may cause indirect land use change (ILUC) – one of them being palm oil. READ MORE

  5. 39. A Company's Guide to Environmental Action

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

    Author : Alexandra Teorell; [2019]
    Keywords : EU law; Competition law; Environmental Law; Environmental Integration; Horizontal Agreements; Cartels; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : While industries stand responsible for many of the emissions leading to global warming, tackling climate change seems to fall upon individuals and states. The limited course of corporate action may in many ways be traced back to competition law. READ MORE

  6. 40. Payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam : Perceptions of policy mobility on different levels

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Therese Engwall; [2019]
    Keywords : PES; Fairness; Effectivity; Inclusivity; Communication;

    Abstract : Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) has been seen as a strategy to reduce poverty while maintaining and increasing the supply of ecosystem services. Vietnam is the first country in Southeast Asia to implement PES as a law for forest protection. READ MORE