Essays about: "GHG and Kyoto"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words GHG and Kyoto.
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1. Swedish companies' current use of carbon offsetting - underlying ethical view and preparedness for post-2020 carbon market conditions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : In 2015, the Paris Agreement was signed by nations all over the world. The new climate agreementwill replace previous Kyoto Protocol post-2020 and will likely change the conditions for using carbonoffsetting. READ MORE
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2. Analysis of Burkina Faso Electricity System
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Burkina Faso like many other Least Developed Countries (LDC) in their quest for sustainable development has realized that for there to be meaningful economic and social progress, prioritizing resilience to impacts of climate change is critical. In its National Adaptation Plan, a decrease in average rainfall is forecasted in the order of 150 mm by 2025, in comparison to an average annual value of 798mm for the period 1991 to 2016, and an increase in average temperatures between 1° C - 2. READ MORE
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3. 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 värmeteknologiAbstract : 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
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4. Post Kyoto Protocol International Frameworks on Greenhouse-Gas Emissions: Does the Presence of Informal Economies Limit their Efficacy?
University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This paper examines the informal economy’s greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and whether it poses a problem to the effectiveness of international frameworks designed to reduce GHG emissions. With the results of a literature review conducted on the relation between the informal economy and regulations and results on 160 nations’ theoretical informal-economy emissions over time, this paper finds that the informal economy does hinder the ability of governments to manage GHG emissions. READ MORE
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5. Claiming State Responsibility for Climate Change Damages
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The anthropogenic climate change that we are experiencing today has primarily been brought on by GHG emissions from developed countries. However, scientific estimates show that some of the most severe adverse impacts of climate change will strike in regions of the world that have made only minor contributions to the making of the current climate change and that have little capacity to adapt to the changes as they occur. READ MORE
