Search for dissertations about: "global climate politics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words global climate politics.
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1. Global Adaptation Governance : Evidence from 30 International Organizations, 1990-2017
Abstract : Human adaptation to major climate change and variability is becoming an increasing concern among both scholars and practitioners. This PhD thesis examines the engagement of international organizations (IOs) in the governance of climate change adaptation. READ MORE
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2. Governing Climate Change under the Paris Regime : Meeting Urgency with Voluntarism
Abstract : The climate is changing. As the global mean temperature continues to rise, the immense urgency of addressing the climate change crisis is evident. READ MORE
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3. Climate Science for Policy? The knowledge politics of the IPCC after Copenhagen
Abstract : The rise of climate change as an issue of global concern has rested on scientific representation and understanding of the causes and impacts of, and responses to climatic change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in particular, has been central to how climate change has become known as a global political problem. READ MORE
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4. Words Matter in the Woods : Discourses on Deforestation in Global Climate Politics
Abstract : Over the past decade, avoiding deforestation has become a central element of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The focal point of this has been the incentive-based mechanism of REDD+, which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation. READ MORE
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5. Climate Policy as a Window of Opportunity. Sweden and Global Climate Change
Abstract : Because of their social dilemma character, global environmental problems are difficult to successfully manage. States have few incentives to contribute to the common good because doing so would imply costs but not guarantee that others will contribute. Without a global government that can maintain order states do not want to act the sucker. READ MORE