Cities and the Climate Crisis

Oct 29, 2024 | October 2024, Urban Policies

Cities as GHG emitters Cities occupy around 3% of the land’s surface but are responsible for 70% of all carbon dioxide emissions [3]. The disproportionate contribution of urban areas to GHG emissions can partly be attributed to city planning and layout. Most...

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Statements on Climate Action and Cooperation at COP27

Mar 3, 2024 | Student Work

Provenance of the research:  Title of thesis/research question:  Title: Il y a les phrases que vous dîtes: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Statements on Climate Action and Cooperation at COP27   Research question: How have fossil fuel producers,...

Whom do they protect? Security frames in military climate strategies

Mar 3, 2024 | Student Work

Provenance of the research:    Title of thesis: Whom do they protect? Security frames in military climate strategies Type of thesis: Undergraduate; B.A. in International Relations University affiliation: Technical University of Dresden & Institute for...

What Is The Glasgow Climate Pact?

Jan 27, 2022 | COP26

The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded on 13 November 2021, in the form of an eight-page document known as the Glasgow Climate Pact (also known as Decision -/CP.26, which can be found here). This document was drafted numerous times prior to the final...

The Role of Peatlands for the Climate

Sep 19, 2021 | Biodiversity

Peatlands are wetland ecosystems that can be found in many places all over the globe covering a total area of about 4.23 million km² or 2.84% of the Earth’s land surface [1]. In peatlands, the production of organic material exceeds the decomposition,...