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FUTURE GENERATIONS AND CONCEPTS OF WELL-BEING

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Berdinesen H.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
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2018
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vol. 73
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issue 4
305 – 317
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Because climate change threatens human welfare across the globe, in both near and distant future, we need a philosophical concept of well-being that reflects such a large scope. This article discusses which concept of well-being that yields moral obligations across generations most efficiently. The concept of well-being argued for will also have something specific to say about methods used in climate economy and the concept of sustainable development.
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE EXPACTATIONS AND THE REALITY OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION - AN ANALYSIS OF THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)

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Jerzy M., Marcin M.
Polish Yearbook of International Law
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2009
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vol. 29
116-137
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Environmental protection constitutes arguably the most important field in international law, where common cause requires adjustment of the international cooperation paradigm based upon the sovereign equality of states. Corrective measures and differentiation of treatment are required, as substantial inequalities between states would otherwise hinder effective cooperation. But any provisions aimed at reintroducing equilibrium between parties to a Convention need to be very carefully drafted, so that environmental protection provisions are not overshadowed by political claims. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the normative ground for international cooperation in climate protection, risks breaking that balance, with the disproportionate economic claims of developing countries putting common environmental goals in peril
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INDIVIDUAL DETERMINANTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SCEPTICISM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

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Čermák D., Patočková V.
Sociológia (Sociology)
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2020
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vol. 52
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issue 6
578 – 598
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This article focuses on the issue of climate change scepticism among the inhabitants of the Czech Republic and pursues two objectives: to compare climate change scepticism of Czech citizens with citizens of other European countries and to examine the relationship between individual characteristics of Czech citizens and their opinion on climate change. For this purpose, the concepts of epistemic scepticism and response scepticism are employed. The data from round 8 of the European Social Survey are analysed to demonstrate the level of Czech climate change scepticism in comparison with other European countries and to examine the association between the individual characteristics of Czech citizens and climate scepticism. The results indicate that Czech citizens are among the most sceptical in Europe. Furthermore, the outcomes from a series of regression models demonstrate that both epistemic scepticism and response scepticism are associated with political trust and personal values The findings are contrasted to previous research from other European countries and differences are discussed, taking the specific Czech historical, economic and political context into account.
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Polityka arktyczna Unii Europejskiej in status nascendi

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Łuszczuk M.
Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs
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2010
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issue 3
85-110
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Climate change in the Arctic and it’s current and perspective consequences have recently led to the growing attention of many states and the European Union in this region. This article focuses upon the development of the EU Arctic policy mainly from the perspective of the policy-making process analysis. It rises also questions about the underlying drivers of the EU interest in the Arctic and the roles of the EU institutions in the framing the issues for consideration in policy setting. The general conclusion is that although the policy making process has not been completed, it can be argued that the conception of the EU Arctic policy is rational and comprehensive. And since it has been developed in an deliberate manner it can become an important framework for the further international debates about the future of the Arctic region.
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RANKING AND RATING OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ROMANIA: TRENDS AND INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL DETERMINANTS

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Nistor L.
Sociológia (Sociology)
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2022
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vol. 54
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issue 2
144 – 167
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The analysis investigates the ranking and rating questions of climate concern with a view to reveal Romanian respondents’ attitude towards the seriousness of climate change in the period of 2009–2019 based on the Special Eurobarometer research. The results show that climate change is seen in Romania as a severe but a less important problem. The multivariate analyses show that educational status represents the individual level variable that clearly determines climate concern whether it is a ranking or a rating type of measurement. It has also been demonstrated that climate-change-related concern is interlinked with other attitudes towards climate change. It points to the fact that although climate concern has a less stable socio-demographic root, it forms a coherent environment belief.
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COMMUNICATING THE CLIMATE CHANGE: THE ROLE OF EXPERTS AND POLICY MAKERS

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Diener L.
Studia Politica Slovaca: časopis pre politické vedy, najnovšie politické dejiny a medzinárodné vzťahy
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2022
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vol. 15
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issue 1
3 - 13
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Science experts play important role in spreading the science-related knowledge that can improve societal outcomes by guiding policy in transformative way. Expert communication and its influence on policy decision-makers is particularly important topic when it comes to problems of climate change. This paper explores how European citizens perceive the role of experts and policy makers in science communication in climate change topic. It is based on the international research analysing European citizen’s perception of science communication to better understanding of how beliefs, perceptions and knowledge of science-related issues originate among EU citizens and to enquire their proposals for enhancing the quality of science communication. The findings of this paper come from studies performed within a European project entitled CONCISE which was carried out in five European countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, and Poland) based on qualitative research method – public consultation. The purpose of this paper is to review the existing structural obstacles that experts and policy makers, currently face when attempting to communicate the climate change successfully and to present the main findings from public consultation about the main proposals for experts and policy makers in communicating the climate change to public.
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CLIMATE ACTIVISM, SOVEREIGNTY, AND THE ROLE OF STATES: ENVISIONING POST-NEOLIBERAL CLIMATE GOVERNANCE

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Volpi A.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
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2023
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vol. 78
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issue suppl.
104 – 119
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This paper examines the relationship between climate movements and states in climate governance, suggesting that movements may improve their political output by adopting a sovereignty-based, democratic framing of their agenda. The ambivalent attitude of climate movements and Green Deal supporters concerning the desired role of states is reconstructed. Moreover, a multidisciplinary review of the literature supporting a “return of the state” in climate politics is offered. Drawing on the critical literature on neoliberal environmentalism and the role of states within globalization, as well as considering issues such as equality, accountability, and scale of the transition process, this paper advocates for a non-nationalistic, democratic understanding of sovereignty as crucial for an efficient and fair green transition. It particularly emphasizes the need to revive the distinction between public interest and private gain and provide a bridge between subaltern agendas and climate movements’ goals in order to successfully envision a post-neoliberal climate governance model.
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YASUNÍ ITT INITIATIVE AND THE REINVENTING SOVEREIGNTY OVER NATURAL RESOURCES

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Gűmplová P.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
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2019
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vol. 74
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issue 5
378 – 393
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This paper discusses the Yasuní ITT Initiative through which a sovereign state (Ecuador) proposed it would forgo oil extraction in an area overlapping with a global biodiversity reserve and indigenous territory in exchange for financial compensation from the global community. This paper argues that the ITT Initiative provides an excellent opportunity for a much needed discussion about limits on sovereign rights to natural resources. First, the article looks into problematic features of sovereignty with respect to natural resources and argues that it fails to facilitate a use of natural resources compatible with demands of domestic and international justice. Three issues are identified: the extractivist bias, the problem of territorial monism, and the justice deficit. In the second part of the paper I show how the ITT Initiative innovatively attempted to transcend these structural weaknesses in the current system thus providing a valuable model of self-limiting sovereignty over natural resources. Three aspects are highlighted: a fiduciary model of resource sovereignty, the recognition of extraterritorial rights of others to sovereign resources, and a model of international cooperation for the non-exploitation of resources and the effective mitigation of climate change.
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Bezpeka natsional'noyi ekonomiky v umovakh posylennya hlobal'noyi nestabil'nosti ta klimatychnykh zmin

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Melnyk L. G., Matsenko O. M., Kubatko O. V., Goncharenko I. M.
Mekhanizm Rehuluvannya Economiky
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2013
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vol. 4 (62)
17-26
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This paper focuses on the study of the nature, causes and consequences of global instability in an economic and ecological context. It is analyzed some of risk management mechanisms to improve and prevent the destabilizing of economic systems through the analysis of past crises and some global challenges. Considerable attention is paid to finding directions of national economy development in conditions of economic fluctuations and climate changes. It is analyzed energy and agricultural sectors of the national economy in terms of economic and environmental instability. It is proposed perspective directions of national economic policy towards the growth of ecological and economic security.
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WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR CLIMATE FRIENDLY ENERGY IN ROMANIA. ASOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

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Nistor L.
Sociológia (Sociology)
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2013
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vol. 45
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issue 6
565 – 588
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The author intends to focus on the individuals’ choices with the aim of establishing those micro-level factors which significantly increase the likelihood of financial support for climate change mitigation in the case of Romania. The analysis builds on the databases of the 2008 and 2009 Special Euro barometers on Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change. The dependent variable is the willingness to pay for climate friendly energy (i.e. for energy produced from sources which generate less greenhouse emissions), used firstly in the form of a binary variable (yes vs. no) and subsequently in such a way as to indicate the degree of financial support (if yes, how much respondents are willing to pay). Results suggest that in both 2008 and 2009, appreciatively one third of the Romanian respondents declared willingness to pay for climate friendly energy which is significantly below the European average. Moreover, Romania provides one of the highest percentages of indecisive respondents. Statistical models underscore the fact that in-principle willingness to pay is determined by climate-change attitudes, education and age, while income plays only a marginal role. On the other hand, the proclivity to invest higher amounts of money in clean energy is dramatically dependent on the respondents’ income and illustrates the relevance of the economic model in explaining the willingness to pay.
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KDYŽ VLÁDY JEDNAJÍ V ROZPORU S TÍM, K ČEMU SE HLÁSÍ: PŘÍPAD KLIMATICKÉ AKRASIE

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Urban P., Swain D.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
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2023
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vol. 78
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issue 3
211 – 223
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How can one freely act contrary to one’s better judgement about what is right? Since antiquity, this question has attracted attention of many ethicists and theorists of action as the “problem of akrasia”. On a traditional and still influential view akrasia happens when some irrational tendencies, emotions and desires override the rational part of one’s soul and cause them to act in a way which contradicts their rational beliefs about what is good and desirable. In this paper, we aim to show that the view of akrasia as a matter of practical irrationality doesn’t provide an adequate tool for understanding the complex nature of akrasia, since it obstructs an insight into the rational and social dimension of akrasia. We will argue that akrasia, far from being only an individual phenomenon, concerns also the action of broader social and political entities. We will introduce the notion of socio-political akrasia and demonstrate the seriousness of this phenomenon by analysing the case of (in)action of contemporary governments in the context of the climate crisis. Finally, we will conclude by offering a perspective on how to prevent socio-political akrasia.
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THE INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT REGARDING THE CLIMATE CHANGE

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Stauvermann P. J.
Mekhanizm Rehuluvannya Economiky
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2010
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vol. 3 (47)
27-32
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The article deals with the development of possible mechanism for international conflict of climate change solving. Thus author proposes the creation of international tax agency that would measure the production of all natural resources, which are responsible for the CO2 emissions. Also all firms who are buying these resources must be taxed and revenues must be distributed taking the emissions per head into account.
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DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION BASED ON ITS SECTORAL STRUCTURE

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Drastichová M.
Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)
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2018
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vol. 66
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issue 8
798 – 820
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Climate change is a serious threat to sustainable development (SD). A Decomposition Analysis (DA) of the data on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union (EU) in 2008 – 2014 was carried out using the Log-Mean Divisia Index Method (LMDI). To detect the factors behind de/coupling of GHG emissions from Gross Value Added (GVA) in the EU-28, changes of GHG emissions were divided into three effects. The negative intensity effect showed the highest absolute magnitude in the overall period 2008 – 2014 and the two partial periods 2008 – 2011 and 2011 – 2014. The composition effect also helped reduce GHG emissions, but to a lesser extent. The scale effect boosted increases of GHG emissions except for two years, 2009 and 2012, which was related to the effects of the economic crisis. Transportation and storage along with the Agriculture, forestry and fishing activities should be addressed more significantly in relation to GHG emissions.
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Polityka UE wobec zmian klimatycznych

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Wolska Z.
Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs
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2010
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issue 3
59-84
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Climate Change is a global issue, which is to be solved by the present generation. The leader of the fight against climate change is EU, which has declared ambitious CO2 reduction targets, promotes renewable energy sources, realizes mechanisms such as cap-and-trade, Carbon Capture and Storage and the world largest emission trade system - EU ETS. This makes EU the most important player on the world stage of the fight against climate changes. Nevertheless, EU has to solve its own internal disagreement over what actions should be taken within the climate policy. This study describes the emerging of EU climate policy in successive Treaties and in the most important documents, as well as the role of the common institutions together with the European Environment Agency, in the process of creating this policy. Climate policy is supported by financial instruments, such as VII Frame Program or structural funds and numerous mechanisms, i.e. the EMAS or The European PRTR. The study discusses crucial assumptions and targets of the most important documents, including the European Climate Change Program, The European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control directive or so called 3x20 targets and Climate Action initiatives. EU encourages developing countries to take part in international efforts to work out a document, which would constitute the basis for cooperation in the field of climate change. Working out the agreement, which would prolong and bring new commitments within the UN Frame Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, is crucial. This study examines results of the meetings of the parties to the Convention and the Protocol.
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Stimulirovanie razvitiya natsionalnoy ekonomiki v usloviyah klimaticheskih izmeneniy

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Melnyk L. G., Kubatko O. V., Derykolenko O. M.
Mekhanizm Rehuluvannya Economiky
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2014
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vol. 2 (64)
38-47
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The paper is devoted to the development of possible ways of national economy development in the conditions of climate change. It is analyzed domestic industry security and revealed sectors which are most vulnerable and climate change dependent. Considerable attention is paid to finding ways to secure the development of the national economy against negative climate change consequences. It is argued the necessity of strategic development of energy, agricultural and recreational sectors of national economy in climate change conditions. Climate change may bring both positive and negative consequences. The negative aspects may include the emergence of new uncontrolled diseases, water scarcity, desertification, etc. At the same time the restructuring of the national economy can bring a positive economic result in certain industries even in climatic change conditions. The paper proposes adaptive mechanisms to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change in order to ensure ecological and economic security.
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UMELÉ A UMELECKÉ V POST-ANTROPOCENTRICKEJ TRILÓGII VIERY ČÁKANYOVEJ

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Dudková J.
Slovenské divadlo (Slovak Theatre)
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2023
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vol. 71
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issue 1
5 – 25
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This study deals with three films of one of the most talented and, even in the European context, most interesting contemporary Slovak female directors and screenwriters, Viera Čákanyová (1980), which their creator herself regards as parts of a loose trilogy. These are her feature-length professional debut, FREM (2019), and two other films, Biela na bielej [White on White] (2020) and Poznámky z Eremocénu [Notes from Eremocene] (2022). They combine interlinked topics with a strong international overlap, which is quite unusual in Slovak films: the topic of artificial intelligence, climate change, the threat to human experience, or even the extinction of mankind. The aim of the study is to analyse the pictorial and strategies of Čákanyová’s trilogy while acoustic examining the essence of art, human experience, and life, which Čákanyová perceives in the situation of global climate change as threatened, or as ones in transition into the domain of artificial intelligence, which is becoming increasingly independent. The text is structured chronologically, using the available interviews with the director and other sources which commented on her hybrid, hard-to-grasp, and intentionally dubious films. It also serves as a guide to make sense of Čákanyová’s works, while relying also on the knowledge of her previous, internationally acclaimed student works, and television productions.
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FREEDOM IN THE ANTHROPOCENE: BRINGING POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

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Coeckelbergh M.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
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2023
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vol. 78
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issue suppl.
52 – 61
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In order to address the current global challenges, including climate change, it is helpful to connect environmental and technology ethics, and bring in political philosophy. After briefly exploring some relations between AI and climate change, this essay draws on my recent work – in particular the book Green Leviathan or the Poetics of Political Liberty – to discuss the topic of political freedom in the light of climate change and AI in the Anthropocene. Starting from the need for changing human behaviour into more climate and environmentally friendly directions, it discusses nudging and climate change, warns for the danger of green authoritarianism, and, inspired by the capabilities approach and critical theory, explores notions of freedom that go beyond the libertarianism authoritarianism dilemma. This leads to a consideration of more relational notions of freedom that link freedom to justice and human flourishing and to a brief reflection on anthropocentrism and the modern focus on control.
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Wpływ zmian klimatu na owady i roztocze związane z roślinami

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Boczek J., Pruszyński S.
Zagadnienia Doradztwa Rolniczego
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2014
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issue 4(78)
56-66
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There is an essential evidence that climate is changing, both globally and locally, and the recent changes, in mean temperature in particular. are greater than the fluctuations normal over the last few centuries. Life-cycle timing in different insects depends on a wide variety of responses to both abiotic and biotic factors. Temperature directly affects development, survival range and abundance of arthropods. Species with a large geographical range are less affected, The main effect of temperature in temperate regions is to influence winter survival, Insect and mite herbivores and their intensity of herbivory increases with rising temperature at constant latitude. Photoperiod is the dominant cue for the seasonal synchrony of host plant and herbivore. A significant variation is observed in an effect of elevated CO2 on arthropods. Atmospheric CO2 concentrations have direct effects on plant primary and secondary metabolism. Insect herbivores show a number of distinct life-history strategies to exploit plants with different growth forms, which will be differentially affected by climate warming.
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KLIMATICKÉ ZMENY AKO MIESTNY PROBLÉM: LOKALIZÁCIA A IMPLEMENTÁCIA NA PRÍKLADE KANADY

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Švihlová D.
Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)
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2009
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vol. 57
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issue 9
918-932
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The political and academic discussion on the global problem of climate change and its future implications have occurred mainly at the national and international level. However, communities and local governments can have a significant role in mitigating climate change by controlling greenhouse gas production at the local level. The Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign sponsored by Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) assists more than 800 municipalities all over the world to adopt climate change mitigation policies and integrate them into decision making. There are 176 Canadian municipalities involved in this campaign while other policies and programs on the national, provincial and local level are also available to implement activities to mitigate impact of climate change. The principle questions addressed by this research were: how Canadian municipalities contribute to greenhouse gas reduction, if and how communities benefit from those activities.
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ATTITUDES TO CLIMATE CHANGE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY AND POLAND

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Kalistová A., Huttmanová E.
Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied
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2020
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vol. 23
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issue 4
32 – 56
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Successful climate change mitigation and adaptation depend on several factors that are crucial for the effective implementation of the environmental policy tools in a country. One of these is the people´s attitudes to this issue, their awareness about it, and their willingness to change their behaviour in a way that will contribute to a cleaner environment. In this paper, we present the results of analysis that examines the public attitudes to climate change in three selected countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, in comparison with other countries which participated in the survey. The analysis is based on data from the European Social Survey Round 8 collected from 2016-2017, on a sample of 44, 387 respondents from 23 countries. We analyse the attitudes related to climate change beliefs, concerns about climate change and energy security and energy preferences. The analysis confirmed the relationship between concerns about the energy affordability and energy dependency and energy supply. The final part of analysis refers to attitudes to the environmental policy tools. Financial incentives, taxation and other economic instruments are effective and efficient ways to meet environmental policy objectives and have to be set in a way that will contribute to successful climate change. The analysis confirmed the popularity of subsidised renewable energy in reducing climate change.
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