Essays about: "The Kyoto Protocol"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 97 essays containing the words The Kyoto Protocol.

  1. 21. The History and Di scourse of Kachung Forest

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Ghide Ghide Habtetsion Gebremichael; [2016]
    Keywords : The History and Discourse of Kachung Forest;

    Abstract : This study examined the history of the Kachung forest plantation in northern Uganda and associated environmental discourses. The forest, a project aimed at environmental protection and carbon offsetting, was designated a forest reserve in 1939 by the colonial government, as part of wider efforts to promote Ugandan timber for export and ensure their regeneration as a renewable resource. READ MORE

  3. 22. Land Grabbing: : At What Price?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Tove Thernsjö; [2015]
    Keywords : Agricultural; Climate Change; Environment; Human Rights; Investment; Land grabbing; Polanyi; Power; The Kyoto Protocol; The World Bank;

    Abstract : From a historical point of view land has constantly been a resource connected to survival and power. The increased demand for land is explained by several forces such as an growing population, which leads to a higher consumption, an increased market demand for food, biofuels and natural resources. READ MORE

  4. 23. Forestry Carbon Sequestration and Trading: a Case study of Mau Forest Complex in Kenya

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Kevine Okoth Otieno; [2015]
    Keywords : carbon; indices; NDVI; change detection; biomass; remote sensing;

    Abstract : The global temperature is at an all-time high, the polar ice is melting, the sea levels are rising and the associated disasters are a time bomb. These variations in temperature are thought to trace roots to anthropogenic sources. READ MORE

  5. 24. Territorial greenhouse gases inventory, analysis and reduction plan design : Analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from a predefined territory (Territoire de la Côte Ouest) on the island of Réunion

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Gislain Uhl; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This report presents a summary of the work done by the author for the Eco2 Initiative, a French energy consulting company, during the development of an official document (PCET) concerning the climate and a French island off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean. Firstly, the thesis examines some background details including a short description of the PCET contents and goals, and describes the studied regional territory occupying the western quarter of La Réunion. READ MORE

  6. 25. The challenge of finding correct measurements for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: A frame-critical analysis of the Kyoto protocol

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Tobias Persson; [2014]
    Keywords : frame-criticism; framing; production-based; consumption-based; Kyoto protocol; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Kyoto protocol was the first tangible approach to prevent increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In order to attain this objective, the parties of the protocol decided to put restrictions on anthropogenic emissions caused by production in developed countries. READ MORE