Essays about: "Government Reserves"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words Government Reserves.

  1. 1. Extraction for the Green Transition: An Eco-Marxist actor analysis of lithium governance in Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2021]
    Keywords : Bolivia; lithium; extractivism; climate change; energy transition; actor analysis; Eco-Marxism; John Bellamy Foster; metabolic rift; ecological imperialism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Bolivia holds among the biggest reserves of lithium in the world. Lithium-ion batteries are essential components in electric vehicles, solar panels, and wind turbines, and are therefore crucial for a global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Meanwhile, the extraction process of lithium can cause large environmental damage. READ MORE

  3. 2. "No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and just leave them there" : Examining the hegemony of fossil fuels in the Trudeau government's discourse on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Naima Kraushaar-Friesen; [2019]
    Keywords : Trans Mountain pipeline; Canada; fossil-fuel hegemony; climate change; political ecology; carbon lock-in; Critical Discourse Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As the world’s fifth largest oil producer, and holder of the third largest proven oil reserves, Canada is poised to significantly impact future global carbon emissions. The present government, under the leadership of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is seeking to simultaneously position itself as a global climate leader while supporting the exploitation of Canada’s extensive bitumen oil reserves. READ MORE

  4. 3. Determining an Optimal Level of Power System Investments Under Large Scale Penetration of Solar Power in Saudi Arabia

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Hatem Alatawi; [2019]
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    Abstract : The Saudi Arabia government set ambitious plans to adopt renewable energy sources in the energy mix as part of its strategy to diversify its economy away from oil. Ac- cording to the renewable energy project development office (REPDO), the total RES capacity installed would amount to 27.3 GW by 2023 and 58.7 GW by 2030. READ MORE

  5. 4. Real utopias and dystopias from the Colombian Amazon : collective future scenarios under government & FARC-EP post-agreement period

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Danna Villada; [2017]
    Keywords : capabilities; indigenous peoples; peace-agreement; sustainability science; political ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : After more than 50 years of internal armed conflict, the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP) raises both hope and concern. There are several opportunities for people, derived from wealth and land redistribution. READ MORE

  6. 5. Special Nature Reserve Area Destination Development : Path dependence and co-evolution in the case study of "Carska Bara", Vojvodina Province, Serbia

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Dunja Martinović; [2017]
    Keywords : evolutionary economic geography; path dependence; co-evolution; tourism destination area; special nature reserve;

    Abstract : The study focuses on the development path of a tourism destination area centered around a special nature reserve and adjacent rural communities in the northern part of Serbia. Utilizing evolutionary economic geography (EEG) as an increasingly present theoretical and conceptual framework in the studies of tourism, this research project employs key EEG concepts of ‘path dependence’ and ‘co-evolution’. READ MORE