Essays about: "european green deal"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 55 essays containing the words european green deal.

  1. 21. Towards green EU State aid law? The Guidelines on State aid for Climate, Environmental protection and Energy 2022 in light of the European energy transition

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

    Author : Torge Hendrik Hildebrandt; [2022]
    Keywords : EU; State aid; European Green Deal; fossil fuels; renewables; energy transition; stranded assets; carbon lock-in; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The European energy transition entails opportunities to mitigate two of the EU’s most pressing current challenges: climate change and the energy crisis due to the dependency on fossil fuel imports. The EU has committed to limiting global warming to 2°C (preferably 1.5°C), compared to pre-industrial levels. READ MORE

  3. 22. Natural gas -The saviour or bane of EU environmental policy?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tim Linder; [2022]
    Keywords : EU; Natural gas; Environmental- and Energy policy; Liberal intergovernmentalism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : European environmental policy has in the recent years become more and more prominent, and with the European Commission launching the European green deal, environmental policy has become a part of the centre stage of European policy. When looking to decarbonise the economy natural gas becomes a favourable solution. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Paradox of Green Development : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the European Green Deal with a Specific Focus on Electric Vehicles

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Mona Rafieefar; [2022]
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    Abstract : Electric vehicles are central to sustainability policy solutions in the European Union (EU). In policy documents published by the European Commission (EC), a transition to electric vehicles is supported by sociotechnical imaginaries of energy efficiency, economic growth, and environmental protection. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Compatibility with WTO law and Turkey’s adaptation process to the European Commission’s proposed legislation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Hana Biberovic; [2022]
    Keywords : European Commission; World Trade Organization; European Union; European Green Deal; Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Turkey.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Nations are agreeing that the ongoing climate change needs to be addressed with serious policies. The EU is aiming to become climate neutral by 2050 and to achieve this, significant legislative proposals have been initiated. In 2021, the Commission presented a CBAM proposal that would come to heat the discussion on carbon pricing. READ MORE

  6. 25. Global Effect of the EU Food Carbon Tax on Food Industries and Products: Case Study of Brazil

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Shaomeng Sun; Lan Yao; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon tax; Food Policy; International trade; Input Output;

    Abstract : Several researchers suggest an introduction of a food carbon tax in EU to reduce food emissions following the European Green Deal, but taking into account food international trade, such action in EU could raise global food prices and results in possible decline in food production in some regions, thus reduce people's welfare, which is not in line with the global Sustainable Development Goals. Given that existing studies mainly focus on the local environmental, social, and economic effects of a carbon tax, our paper takes a further step by studying the possible global effect of the EU food carbon tax on food industries and products with Brazil as a case. READ MORE