Essays about: "veto decisions"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words veto decisions.
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1. Why do local governments say no to wind power? : A public choice approach to the use of the right to veto among Swedish municipalities
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : The objective of this study is to investigate the factors that affect the use of the municipalveto regarding wind power deployment in Sweden. The study employs a public choiceapproach to investigate the relationship between self-interested voters and the decisionmaking politicians. READ MORE
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2. A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF LOCAL POLITICIANS’ CHANGED ATTITUDES TOWARDS WIND POWER PROJECTS
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This qualitative study investigates the complex relation between wind power developments and municipal decision-making in two Swedish project cases. The study is investigating why the municipalities have changed their attitude towards the developments and thus used their veto-right to stop it. READ MORE
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3. The Role of Municipal Planning in the Permit Decisions on Large Onshore Wind Power Projects in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Sweden wants to produce 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2040 and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. While wind power is key to this transition, the permit process for large onshore wind power projects is one of the major challenges the country is currently facing, specifically the provision on municipal approval in the Environmental Code, the so-called municipal veto. READ MORE
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4. Democratic principles and the energy transition : The case of municipal decision making and wind power development in Sweden
University essay from Södertörns högskola/NationalekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate if the municipal decision on wind power development can be explained by a model including socioeconomic variables and proxies for the natural environment, using a pooled cross-section data set for Swedish municipalities for the period 2010-2019. The study poses the question whether politicians' decisions-making can be explained by socioeconomic factors. READ MORE
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5. Onshore Wind Energy Market Analysis : Of Sweden, Poland, and Romania
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The shift towards sustainability is a key point in many countries’ energy programs. Among renewable energy technologies, wind power offers high productivity and reliability. However, its profitability is strongly dependent on the support of favorable political environment, national and/or European incentives, and market opportunities. READ MORE