Essays about: "Carbon Offsetting"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 essays containing the words Carbon Offsetting.

1. 16. Quantification of carbon emissions and removals from land, plants, and products : A case study of cotton used in IKEA'sproducts

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Ting Xie; [2021]
   Keywords : carbon sequestration; cotton; land use change; soil; harvested product;

   Abstract : The method framework for quantifying the carbon emissions and removals from land, plants and products for cotton is developed in this study, which is feasible for most cotton supply chains. Collected defaults and suggested sources for required data inputs are provided. READ MORE

3. 17. Reforestation & Marine Permaculture: Does the Method Affect the Willingness To Pay for Carbon Offsetting? A Randomised Contingent Valuation Study

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Elice Fällström; August Schelin; [2020-07-24]
   Keywords : Carbon offsetting; Reforestation; Marine permaculture; Contingent valuation; Willingness to pay; Samhällsvetenskapligt miljövetarprogram;

   Abstract : Failing to limit global mean surface temperature rise to 1.5°C risks leading to irreversible environmental degradation. One measure to mitigate global warming is carbon offsetting through increasing biotic carbon sequestration. READ MORE

4. 18. Mitigating climate change, one hamburger at a time : a discourse analysis of how MAX Burgers AB communicates their carbon offsetting — and how customers perceive it

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Alice Andrews; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainability Science; climate change mitigation; carbon dioxide removal; green governmentality; ecological modernisation; civic environmentalism; conduct of conduct; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Carbon offsetting through forest sequestration in the Global South has become an increasingly common way for companies to mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions and thereby sell products and services with net zero emissions. In Sweden, fast food company MAX Burgers AB goes even further. READ MORE

5. 19. Sustainable Solutions in the Aviation Industry : A scenario analysis of electrified aircrafts, sustainable aviation fuels and carbon offsetting

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Niklas Jönsson; Fredrik Hillesöy; [2020]
   Keywords : Aviation; carbon offsetting; air travel comparison site; biofuel; electrified aircrafts; scenario analysis.; Flygindustrin; klimatkompensation; flygprisjämförelsesite; scenario analys; elektriska flygplan; biobränsle;

   Abstract : Global warming is an issue that affects the entire world. The aviation industry accounts for around three percent of global emissions, and actions are needed to help steer the industry towards a sustainable transition with new technologies and alternative aviation fuels to reduce emissions. READ MORE

6. 20. Reasoning and rationale behind the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme in the aviation sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Adam Elias Laugesen; [2020]
   Keywords : Aviation; ICAO; CORSIA; Offsetting; Governmentality; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : To reach the Paris-agreement target of no more than a 1,5 to 2 degree rise in global temperature, CO2 emissions need to reach net zero by 2050. This includes emissions from aviation. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has been designated emission reduction responsibility for transnational emissions. READ MORE