Essays about: "kyoto law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words kyoto law.

1. 1. Is Climate Displacement in Legal Limbo? An examination of the protection of climate migrants in international refugee and climate change law

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

   Author : Emmie Eklund; [2023]
   Keywords : Public International Law; Refugee Law; Climate Change Law; Climate Displacement; Climate Migration; Climate Refugee; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines international legal protection for persons displaced across boarders due to climate change. Rapid climate change and escalating climate threats are projected to displace up to 2.1 billion people, roughly 25% of the global population, by 2050. READ MORE

3. 2. The Shokuiku Act and its implementation in Kyoto : A study of the Shokuiku promotion plans on national, prefectural and municipal leve

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Jenny Nordlund; [2022]
   Keywords : food education; urban farming; policy making; sustainability;

   Abstract : More and more cities are facing depopulation, and Japan’s answer to that is the Shokuiku Act to educate the citizens on food and nutrition. However, the law faced criticism for being too controlling. READ MORE

4. 3. Is the Shipping industry still Sulfuring? - A study of compliance factors from the IMO 2020 sulfur cap

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Denise Bell Knudsen; [2021]
   Keywords : Marpol; IMO; Imo 2020 sulfur cap; compliance; implementation; enforcement; legal certainty; maritime environmental legislation; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper explores different aspects of maritime environmental legislation with the goal of identifying the influencing factors associated with achieving compliance with international maritime environmental legislation. International shipping is often considered the most environmentally friendly form of transport, and while this is true, it is still a significant contributor to global warming and climate change. READ MORE

5. 4. From Kyoto to Paris: A process tracing case study of environmental regimes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Simon Löw; [2021]
   Keywords : case study; process tracing; regime shift; UNFCCC; COP; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This is a case study examines a possible regime shift between the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. The study is using a theory consuming approach, with process tracing as the main instrument of analyzation. Using Keohane & Victor’s theory on regime complex, the two different regimes are highlighted: Kyoto and Paris. READ MORE

6. 5. The political ecology of carbon: Commodification, colonialism and debt in carbon offsetting under the Clean Development Mechanism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sara Ullström; [2017]
   Keywords : carbon offsetting; power; CDM; carbon forestry; Political ecology; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a market-based attempt to mitigate global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the mechanism is said to contribute to sustainable development in the Global South. READ MORE