Essays about: "Voluntary Carbon Market"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 27 essays containing the words Voluntary Carbon Market.

  1. 21. Green public procurement as a policy instrument - Study from a law and economics perspective on the efficiency of using green public procurement to achieve sustainable development in the EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Emelie Eriksson; [2014]
    Keywords : EU law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Under 2013 utgjorde värdet av medlemsstaternas offentliga upphandling ungefär 18 procent av deras BNP, vilket gör det till ett kraftfullt verktyg att använda för att främja vissa samhällsmål. Traditionellt sett så har offentlig upphandling använts i ett protektionistiskt syfte för att skydda nationell industri från utländsk konkurrens, vilket är en bidragande faktor till att EU har valt att lagstifta på området för att säkerställa en fungerande inre marknad. READ MORE

  3. 22. Market Selection and Entry Mode Choice in the European Voluntary Carbon Market : A market analysis for Tricorona Climate Partner

    University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Arietta Planakis; Christian Martinsson; [2011]
    Keywords : market selection; entry mode choice; market analysis; voluntary carbon market;

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  4. 23. The Sustainable Future of Music Festivals: How can new policy instruments and voluntary guidance tools help music festivals become more sustainable?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Helen Ashdown; [2010]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last decade the music festival sector grew enormously: in 2008 over a million festivalgoers gathered in the UK to share music and companionship. However in doing so musicfestivals generate large volumes of waste streams and consume large quantities of resources. READ MORE

  5. 24. Carbon storage and forest fire influences in tropical rainforests : an example from a REDD project in Guatemala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Steffen Lackmann; [2010]
    Keywords : REDD; Forest fire; Carbon storage; Tropical rainforest; Guatemala;

    Abstract : Deforestation and degradation account for nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions today – playing a key role in the complex system of climate change. Most deforestation is undertaken in developing countries, resulting in loss of biodiversity and livelihoods for millions of people and animals. READ MORE

  6. 25. On whether vegetation could contribute to major climate change mitigation efforts: forestry for carbon credits or carbon credits for forestry? A multi-criteria decision support model for forest carbon offsets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Stefano Barchiesi; [2007]
    Keywords : climate change policy; LULUCF; carbon sinks; voluntary offsets; Formative Scenario Analysis; stakeholder multi-criteria model; decision-making support.; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The transition towards a less carbon-intensive society has been initiated. Still, the international climate policy arena is seeking a significant mitigation strategy. READ MORE