Essays about: "meeting agenda"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words meeting agenda.

  1. 11. The first step to meeting the Paris Agreement? An analysis of Ireland’s fossil fuel divestment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ronja Mikaela Hård; [2019]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes the policy process that resulted in Ireland becoming the first country in the world to divest its public funds from fossil fuels. Against a background of being a climate laggard, the Irish case presents an interesting outcome of introducing a novel measure to address climate change. READ MORE

  3. 12. Modelling the energy demand for transport in Sub-Saharan Africa : World Energy Outlook as a Case Study

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

    Author : Amrita Dasgupta; [2019]
    Keywords : Energy demand projections; modelling; transport; infrastructure; Sub-Saharan Africa; road; rail; aviation; navigation; oil consumption; population; GDP; growth; urbanisation; air quality; sustainability; policies; development; Energibehovsprognoser; modellering; transport; infrastruktur; subsahariska Afrika; väg; järnväg; luftfart; sjöfart; oljekonsumtion; befolkning; BNP; tillväxt; urbanisering; luftkvalitet; hållbarhet; politik; utveckling;

    Abstract : Energy demand projections are essential tools that enable policymakers, engineers, scientists, stakeholders and investors to assess the future energy needs of a country and understand the technical, economic, social and environmental costs associated with meeting this demand. Such tools become further indispensable in the case of developing countries, where past consumption trends alone cannot indicate the trajectory of their future energy demand. READ MORE

  4. 13. Sustainability & Responsibility : Planning for a Sustainable Consumption in Sweden, within the Image of a Lively City

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Frida Emtorp; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainable consumption; Commerce; Ecological footprint; Responsibility; Spatial planning;

    Abstract : Urban planning in the 21st Century has a desire to create and plan for a lively city, where its public meeting places and consumption ensure a social and economic sustainability. In a lively city, commerce and retail has a significant role to attract residents and tourists. READ MORE

  5. 14. Solar power means female power? : how the introduction of electricity supports gender needs in rural Bangladesh

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

    Author : Jella Haag; [2017]
    Keywords : rural electrification; gender; Bangladesh; rural development; solar energy; access to electricity; women empowerment;

    Abstract : Access to energy is gendered. A lack of household energy affects women in developing countries more severely than it affects men with women spending more time in the house. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Securitization of Non-Traditional Security Issues : A study concerning the impacts of securitization efforts on the fight against HIV/AIDS

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Richard Ilett; [2017]
    Keywords : Securitization; HIV; Security; AIDS; UNAIDS; Textual analysis; Bureaucratic theory; UN; Security theory; Formalization;

    Abstract : In their first meeting of the new millennium the UN Security Council put HIV/AIDS on the agenda as a security issue. This was the first time a non-traditional security issue was discussed in such a forum. READ MORE