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  1. 16. The Element at the End of the World: Chile’s Green Hydrogen Strategy and the Global Energy Transition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Eric Teller; [2023]
    Keywords : Scale; pink tide; green development; Chile; hydrogen; climate change; political ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Chile is positioning itself as a leader in the transition to green energy, particularly through its National Green Hydrogen Strategy, which aims to make Chile one of the world’s leading exporters of carbon-neutral hydrogen for energy and industrial applications. This thesis examines Chile’s green hydrogen policy from a political ecology perspective, in the context of 1) the Chilean state’s conception of green development; 2) hydrogen’s political, economic, and ecological challenges to scale; and 3) the left-wing government’s attempt to implement a socially and environmentally just environmental policy paradigm. READ MORE

  3. 17. Interventions to prevent Gender-Based Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo : A driving force for the empowerment of women and girls?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Celine Brixander; [2023]
    Keywords : empowerment; gender-based violence; Democractic Republic of Congo;

    Abstract : Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a widespread international public health and human rights issue that disproportionately affects women and girls. In humanitarian crises all forms of GBV are exacerbated, and especially during conflict where GBV in some settings affects 70 per cent of women. READ MORE

  4. 18. Persistence of Human Rights violations in Colombia : A pre - and post peace treaty analysis

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Gerardo Vasquez; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; Latin america; peace process;

    Abstract : Latin American politics in recent years has caused a stir worldwide. Amid social uprisings, power fluctuations between opposing political thoughts, cases of corruption, and human rights violations, one of the cases that stands out the most in the region is the Colombian one. READ MORE

  5. 19. Gender-based violence against women with intellectual disabilities, the case of Tanzania

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Caroline Bergkvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Tanzania; Women with intellectual disabilities; violence; sexual violence; gender-based violence; Capability approach; Human rights-based approach;

    Abstract : One of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world is Violence Against Women and Girls. It is estimated that 1 in 3 women, which is equal to 736 million women, have been experiencing sexual and/or physical violence in her lifetime since the age of 15. READ MORE

  6. 20. Financing green energy projects : Funding possibilities, challange for change, and the integration of the private sector

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Rickard Djerf; Solveig Edblad; [2023]
    Keywords : Energy source; Wind turbine; Economic association; Permit process; Renewable support scheme; Subvention; Green finance; Green energy; Energikälla; Vindkraftverk; Ekonomisk förening; Tillståndsprocess; Förnybara stödsystem; Subventioner; Grön finansiering; Grön energi;

    Abstract : The world’s energy structure today relies 80 % on fossil fuels, contributing to rising temperatures and a changing climate. Society is built upon heavy energy usage and consumption is forecasted to increase rather than decrease. READ MORE