Search for dissertations about: "environmental finance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words environmental finance.
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1. Promotion of Environmental Technology Export : Governmental Initiatives and Business Concepts
Abstract : This qualitative and quantitative study examines governmental initiatives and business concepts as approaches to promote the export of environmental technology. Here, environmental technology refers to technologies (products, services, organizational models, and large-scaled technical systems) whose development and use actually provide or intends to provide a better environmental performance than their relevant alternatives from a life cycle perspective. READ MORE
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2. From Corals to Corporations : Social-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene ocean
Abstract : The ocean has always been of paramount importance for the development of human civilisation. Today more than ever, the prospect of a new era of ‘blue growth’ poses great sustainability and governance challenges as marine ecosystems worldwide face unprecedented cumulative pressures from local human impacts, global climate change and distal socioeconomic processes. READ MORE
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3. The Anthropocene Ocean : Risks and opportunities for global sustainability
Abstract : Humans have become a dominant force of planetary change. This epoch, referred to as the Anthropocene, implies profound alterations to the Earth’s marine and terrestrial ecosystems upon which so many people depend. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Environmental Regulations
Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers in the intersection of environmental regulations and finance:Paper I: Environmental taxation in SwedenPaper II: The World’s Highest Carbon TaxPaper III: The effect of carbon taxation on firm value- Evidence from Sweden Paper IV: The reform of the EU ETS.... READ MORE
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5. Essays in Empirical Finance
Abstract : This thesis contains three self-contained chapters, covering different subjects but using similar methods: The Effect of Foreclosure Laws on Securitization: Evidence from U.S. States shows that mortgage loans are less likely to be securitized in states with costlier foreclosure procedures. READ MORE