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1. 1. CLIMATE FINANCE AND UNIVERSAL ENERGY ACCESS: ENERGY JUSTICE IN THE GREEN CLIMATE FUNDS PROJECTS TO PROMOTE ENERGY ACCESS IN AFRICA

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Alice Sjölén; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate Finance; Energy Justice; Energy Access; Green Climate Fund; Africa;

   Abstract : Climate finance is becoming an increasingly important aspect of climate change action, and massive sums are estimated to be required to mitigate further increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Mitigation projects supported by climate finance further have the possibility to increase access to modern energy services in countries where these are lacking. READ MORE

3. 2. Integrating Place Attachment into Local Government Climate Change Adaptation: Barriers and Implications for Equity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Paula Annet Härö; [2023]
   Keywords : Fairness; equity; climate justice; climate change adaptation; local government; public policymaking; place attachment; community values; decision-making; challenges; Australia; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This research examines how consideration of place attachment and community values can inform the development and implementation of fair and equitable climate change adaptation (CCA) practices in the Australian local government context. The research adopts a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with expert interviewees and reflective thematic analysis to answer three research questions. READ MORE

4. 3. Predictive analysis of organisational costs to achieve gender pay equity

   University essay from KTH/Lärande

   Author : Oscar Rohde; [2022]
   Keywords : pay equity; equality; pay audit; gender pay gap; organisation; regression; statistics; learning; rättvisa löner; jämställdhet; lönekartläggning; lönegap mellan könen; organisation; regression; statistik; lärande;

   Abstract : The gender pay gap has been a hot topic during the last decade and legislation regarding pay equity is increasing in Europe. Continuous work with gender pay equity is essential to avoid costly consequences. READ MORE

5. 4. Bracing for the inevitable: An exploratory multi-case study of local climate change adaptation plans

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Mariana De La Luz Sanchez Vargas; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; adaptive planning; resilience; local government; intersectionality; equity; justice; fairness; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Vulnerability to climate change and the capacity to adapt to it are the result of intersecting power structures, system dynamics, and social identity markers otherwise known as intersectionality; and thus, differ greatly between contexts. However, despite the stark contextual differences between small and metropolitan cities, and lower and higher income countries, the policy and study of climate change adaptive planning has often focused on capital cities and technocratic solutions as a default blueprint for adaptation processes. READ MORE

6. 5. The Bonus-Malus system : Will it be a cost-effective and fair policy for emission reductions from road traffic in Sweden?

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Karin Vaghult; [2019]
   Keywords : Feebate Electric vehicles EU-ETS Bonus-Malus Interregional equity;

   Abstract : As emissions of greenhouse gases has become one of our times most urgent issues, the policies implemented by governments in effort to reduce them are many and varied. In Sweden, a feebate system for vehicles was implemented in mid 2018. READ MORE