Essays about: "environmental regulation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 285 essays containing the words environmental regulation.

  1. 1. Drivers of Institutional ESG Investing

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

    Author : Lars Sjöbom; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; ESG investments; Financial Institutions; Banks; Institutional investors; Sustainability; EU Taxonomy; ESG; ESG investeringar; Finansiella institutioner; Banker; Institutionella investerare; Hållbarhet; EU taxonomi;

    Abstract : This study analyzes the factors that influence environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments in the Nordic region from the perspectives of institutional investors. The study aims to understand key drivers of ESG investments for institutional investors. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lifecycle Assessment of a Lithium-ion Battery Storage System for Frequency Regulation in a Real-World Application

    University essay from

    Author : Samuel Sulemanu; [2023]
    Keywords : Frequency Containment Reserve - Disturbance FCR-D ; Frequency Regulation; Life Cycle Assessment LCA ; Lithium-ion Battery; Simapro; Renewable Energy; Solar PV; Wind; Energy; Climate Change;

    Abstract : Integrating more renewable energy sources into the grid has caused increased instability due to the intermittency of renewable energy sources. Hence, the need for grid balancing strategies such as frequency regulation has intensified. READ MORE

  4. 3. Robust BECCS deployment strategies under deep uncertainty : A case study of Stockholm Exergi

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

    Author : Oscar Stenström; [2023]
    Keywords : Bioenergy carbon capture and storage; BECCS; decision making under deep uncertainty; DMDU; Dynamic Adaptive Planning; DAP; Robust Decision Making; RDM; Bioenergy carbon capture and storage; BECCS; decision making under deep uncertainty; DMDU; Dynamic Adaptive Planning; DAP; Robust Decision Making; RDM;

    Abstract : The most recent IPCC assessment shows that negative emissions (NEs) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are becoming increasingly important in scenarios that limit global warming to 2 °C or lower. In these scenarios, one key set of CDR technologies is bioenergy carbon capure and storage (BECCS). READ MORE

  5. 4. The Relationship Between Environmental Policy Stringency and Trade Flows

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Philip Lindersten; Zeshan Shiekh; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental policy stringency; Trade flows; Competitiveness hypothesis; Porter hypothesis;

    Abstract : Ceteris paribus, it is unclear whether a more stringent environmental policy increases or decreases a country's competitiveness. Two hypotheses have been formulated in this decade-long debate: the competitiveness hypothesis - stating that a more stringent environmental policy decreases competitiveness, and the Porter Hypothesis, claiming the opposite. READ MORE

  6. 5. Slippery as an Eel. An analysis of the European Union's Eel Regulation Framework

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Erica Allison; [2023]
    Keywords : eel; EU; legitimacy; posthumanism; stakeholders; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis uses an evaluative approach to analyse the European Union’s Eel Regulation Framework (ERF). By using theories on both legitimacy and posthumanism, the aim of the study is to answer the question of in which ways the ERF can be considered legitimate with both human and non-human stakeholders in mind. READ MORE