Essays about: "The Kyoto Protocol"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 97 essays containing the words The Kyoto Protocol.

  1. 16. The political ecology of carbon: Commodification, colonialism and debt in carbon offsetting under the Clean Development Mechanism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Ullström; [2017]
    Keywords : carbon offsetting; power; CDM; carbon forestry; Political ecology; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a market-based attempt to mitigate global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the mechanism is said to contribute to sustainable development in the Global South. READ MORE

  3. 17. Understanding Participation and Compliance in the Kyoto Protocol: A Game Theoretic Approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Emma Lindgren; Paula Dahlman; [2017]
    Keywords : participation; compliance; public good; climate change; international environmental agreements;

    Abstract : Climate change resulting from greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most important challenges of our time. The Kyoto Protocol is considered an important step towards achieving international collaboration over the climate. READ MORE

  4. 18. What are trees for : an ethnographic study of local firewood practices in Uganda in the context of deforestation and climate change discourses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Filippa Giertta; [2016]
    Keywords : firewood; deforestation; climate change; carbon forestry; CDM; Kachung;

    Abstract : Interventions and schemes are being introduced all over the world to stop deforestation and reduce climate change. These interventions, on all levels of scale, follow a dominant global discourse based on a human-environment dichotomy and neo-Malthusian logic, and are driven by narratives of degradation by the local population and linear environmental change. READ MORE

  5. 19. CO2 absorption in power plants : Emphasizing on CO2 absorption in biphasic solvent

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

    Author : Athina Kouneli; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Carbon dioxide, the famous and vital to life gas, is also an important greenhouse gas. Since the combustion of fuels leads to the production of carbon dioxide it had to be expected that since the industrial revolution the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was to be rapidly increased. READ MORE

  6. 20. Influence of Building Structure and Building Content on Residential Fires

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Hilco Hiemstra; [2016]
    Keywords : Residential fires; Building structure; Building content; Insulation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In Europe, there are still a significant amount of residential fires. Particularly fires in the living room are a major threat to the occupants. Much research has been done to residential fires. READ MORE