Essays about: "environmental regulation"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 329 essays containing the words environmental regulation.

  1. 36. Exploring the conditions for a shift to Continuous Cover Forestry in Sweden : a practice-based approach to understanding what enables and challenges forest management practitioners to practice Continuous Cover Forestry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Filippa Morner; [2023]
    Keywords : environmental communication; social practice theory; practice based approach; Continuous Cover Forestry; forest management practices; Swedish forestry;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the adoption of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) in response to mounting environmental concerns stemming from conventional forestry in Sweden. Utilising a social practice-based approach with qualitative interviews and observations of forest managers who engage in CCF “on the ground”, the study uncovers a complex of practices connected to CCF, encompassing policy and regulation, research, advice, services, and forest ownership. READ MORE

  3. 37. 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

  4. 38. The Porter Hypothesis: Fact or Myth? - A Case Study on the EU Emissions Trading System

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Cecilia Sacklen; Tintin Wilsby; [2023]
    Keywords : Porter Hypothesis; Environmental policy; Eco-innovation; EU ETS; Firm performance;

    Abstract : This study investigates the Porter Hypothesis in the context of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), the world's largest cap-and-trade system within environmental regulations. The Porter Hypothesis posits that environmental regulations can stimulate eco-innovation and ultimately improve the financial performance of regulated firms. READ MORE

  5. 39. Balancing Nature and Wealth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Emma Sternang Bengtsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The forest contributes multiple services, among others renewable materials, carbon sequestration, and recreational value. This thesis studied the effects on forestry stemming from the revised Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry regulation. READ MORE

  6. 40. Life cycle assessment of timber high-rise building structures : Case study of a project examined in the context of French environmental regulation (RE2020)

    University essay from KTH/Byggnadsmaterial

    Author : Corentin Le Gall; [2023]
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    Abstract : The damages that the building sector does to the environment can no longer be ignored and need to be approached with a life cycle assessment (LCA). Advantages to build in wood and to build dense cities lead to a potential “two birds in one stone” effect regarding high-rise massive timber construction. READ MORE