Description
Since the first UN Environment Conference in 1972, the UN countries have held dozens of conferences and forums related to climate change and have signed several agreements on reducing human-caused impact on the environment and climate change. In the meantime, the European Union has committed to moving forward more rapidly by setting the goal of becoming the world's first climate-neutral region by 2050, as well as reducing net emissions by at least 55% till 2030 compared to 1990. Such an ambitious goal requires not only the development of a special climate policy, but also the need for a common understanding of the problem and moving in the same direction at all levels of governance. This study aims to clarify the narrative on environment and climate changes expressed in the parliamentary debates of Latvia – an EU member state with rising levels of greenhouse gas emissions, and its relevance to the EU climate policy.. Informed by the strategic narrative conceptual framework, the transcripts of the 13th Saeima (2018-2022) meetings were analyzed. Using qualitative content analysis, 92 climate change and environment-related speeches of the members of the parliament (MP) were coded according to 7 pre-defined parameters.. The research shows that climate change is not high on the agenda of the 13th Saeima. Less than 1/3 of MPs participated in this debate. 44% of the coded speeches did not meet any of the 7 set parameters. Likewise, in 76% of speeches, MPs either did not express a specific position on climate change or did not consider it a real problem.. The coherence of climate narratives between the EU and the Latvian parliament is not observable in reality, as only 24% of the selected speeches position climate change as a serious problem, threat, or, at least, show readiness and need to act.Period | 29 Mar 2023 |
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Event title | RSU Research week 2023: PLACES |
Event type | Conference |
Conference number | 3 |
Organiser | Rīga Stradiņš University |
Location | Rīga, LatviaShow on map |
Degree of Recognition | International |
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RSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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RSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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RSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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RSU Research Week 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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RSU Research Week 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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RSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...