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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Climate change policies"”.
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Welfare distortions of climate change policies
… policy consideration. As public awareness of climate change consequences increase, there is increased political support for greenhouse gas emission controls. However, there are disagreements over the intensity of controls as well as the implementation timeline. A major factor of consideration …
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Determinants for the adoption of climate change policies for urban Africa: A study of urban local governments in Ghana
… 2012). One issue facing all countries is climate change. Though contested, climate change has emerged as an urgent issue around which both ideas of development and practice are crystallising both in the north and south. However in this discourse, the diffusion and adoption of climate …
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Uncertainty analysis of the cost of climate policies
Every climate change policy issue is inherently limited by two questions: what are exactly the consequences of climate change for our lives? How much will it cost to deal with them? Almost twelve years after the parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change met in Kyoto in …
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Benchmarking climate change strategies under constrained resource usage
… presents evidence based research into climate change policy. The research technique of political economy is used to investigate policy development. A major change in the Anglo-American growth paradigm from unconstrained to constrained growth is identified. The implications of this …
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Firms finance and the weather: the UK weather derivatives market
The spectre of climate change is motivating businesses to evaluate the weather sensitivity of their operations and earnings. Persistent changes in day-to-day weather, such as a warmer than average winter, may prove very costly for businesses and since 1997 a new financial market has grown up around …
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Incorporating Climate Change in Southern African Social Policy: A Malawian Case Study
This thesis examines the inclusion of climate change in Malawian social policy, and the discourse and government documents surrounding it. In Malawi, social protection predates climate change policies – in both policy in practice – however, they have risen up the Governments agenda at the same …
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ATTENTION BIAS TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMAGES FOLLOWING EMOTIONAL INDUCEMENTS OF PRIDE AND GUILT
<p>Climate change is the most important issue facing modern day humans, and the solutions are not developing at a quick enough rate. In many cases, human-derived climate effects have crossed the threshold to becoming irreversible, and, as we remain inactive, are continuing to worsen as mitigating …
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The effectiveness of European embassies' climate diplomacy with the USA and China
… to strengthen their domestic and international climate change policies. While previous research on climate diplomacy has addressed the global negotiations extensively, the role of embassies and the interplay between diplomats, their partners and the instruments and storylines they employ, has so …
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The management of local greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate change is recognized as a major threat to humanity and action is being taken at various spatial levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Most efforts at the local level are focused on the development and implementation of policies to tackle climate change but there is little research on …
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Preparing for Climate-Related Migration: An Exploratory Assessment of Capacities and Barriers Facing Calgary-based Immigrant Serving Agencies in Responding to Climate Change
This thesis uses climate justice as a conceptual framework to explore the capacities and barriers of immigrant-serving agencies (ISA) in Calgary, Alberta, in responding to climate migration. The research addresses the limited research conducted in Canada on climate migration and policies at …
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Towards zero emissions and zero poverty in the Global South: a comparative analysis of South Africa, India and Mexico's approach to development and climate change mitigation
… the 21st century are sustainable development and climate change mitigation. In light of these challenges, this thesis seeks to analyse and compare the extent to which development and climate change mitigation are aligned on a policy level in three countries in the global south, namely South …
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Multilevel inverters for renewable energy systems
… term effects felt especially with regards to climate change. Policies and targets have been implemented such as from the United Nations climate change conference (COPxx) concerning human activities that contribute to global warming from individual countries. The most effective way of reducing …
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Thermoeconomic model and feasibility study of geothermal power cycle with Lithium extraction
… manufacturing. Many countries supporting their climate change policies have mandated the purchase of electric vehicles, which is causing the price to rise dramatically in recent years. The economic viability of exploiting the different resources globally due to the varying chemical composition …
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A critical assessment of Nigeria's Climate Change Law
Climate change refers to the significant variation or variability in climate that has persisted and measured over a period of time. It has been identified as one of the greatest threats facing the planet today. These variations are caused majorly by anthropogenic factors such as the emission of …
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An appraisal of experiences of climate change and adaptive response to heat stress by farmers in rural Ghana
… Ghana in 2013, examines, in the context of climate change, the trends and impacts of heat stress on smallholder farmers, as well as their responses to heat stress and the barriers to adaptation they face. The study used qualitative and quantitative research approaches, including survey …
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Sustainable urban agriculture: a sustainable adaptation strategy for the City of Cape Town? : Practices and views on sustainable urban agriculture and climate change in Cape Town
… agriculture areas in terms of adaptation to climate change in the Cape Town Metropolitan Area, South Africa. Urbanization and climate change are stressing urban areas in developing countries. Therefore, finding a development path towards "sustainable adaptation" remains a critical matter for …
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Policy options for climate change loss and damage: A case study from Fijian agriculture
Anthropogenic climate change loss and damage (L&D) includes adverse consequences of climate change due to sudden and slow-onset events despite the implementation of adaptation and mitigation measures. Given this context, this thesis aims to identify institutional and policy gaps in the …
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Science to support toxics governance : tracking mercury and other pollutants from policy to impacts
… to impacts: how policy translates into emissions changes, how emissions changes translate into changes in environmental concentrations and fluxes, and finally how these environmental concentrations and fluxes impact the well-being of human communities. Taken together, the three studies highlight …
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