Essays about: "carbon emissions"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1329 essays containing the words carbon emissions.

1. 21. Effectiveness of the Costa Rican Payments for Ecosystem Services program in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: Trends in carbon stocks 2012-2020

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Noelia Solano Guindon; [2023]
   Keywords : Payments for ecosystem services; ecosystem services; carbon stocks; greenhouse gas emissions; mitigation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Payments for ecosystem services (PES), a mechanism of incentives or compensation to landowners for provision of ecosystem services, have grown as a tool for meeting conservation goals. The Costa Rican payments for ecosystem services (PSA) program is one of the best-known examples because of being one of the most established. READ MORE

3. 22. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Amanda Björksell; [2023]
   Keywords : climate negotiations; Paris agreement; Buen Vivir; ; Vivir Bien; article 6.8; climate justice; Bolivia; non-market approaches;

   Abstract : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. READ MORE

4. 23. Green and Sustainable JavaScript : a study into the impact of framework usage

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

   Author : Malin Wadholm; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability; web development; JavaScript; carbon emissions; performance;

   Abstract : Background. Using JavaScript frameworks has become a popular approach for developing web applications. However, the large bundle sizes associated with framework usage may not always be necessary from a sustainability standpoint. Utilizing a framework or not could potentially impact a web application’s performance and carbon emissions. READ MORE

5. 24. Biochar and district heating : The path to negative emissions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Amanda Widlund; Thomas Norström; William Isaksson; Andreas Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : biochar; pyrolysis; climate impact; carbon sink; district heating;

   Abstract : Uppsala Kommun is developing a new city district called Sydöstra staden (SÖS) as an innovative and transformative city district. A technical supply system that aligns with the district’s goals is pyrolysis. Pyrolysis is a process where biomass is heated without the supply of oxygen. READ MORE

6. 25. The Operational Strategy Optimization of Distributed Energy System Based on MATLAB : A case study in Northeast China

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Yujun Han; [2023]
   Keywords : Distributed Energy System; CCHP; operational strategy; Distribuerat energisystem; CCHP; operativ strategi;

   Abstract : China is the largest energy consumer worldwide, with a fast-growing rate. But the energy and environmental problems brought by its unbalanced energy structure and low energy efficiency restrict the sustainable development of China. The Distributed Energy System (DES) is one of the internationally recognized solutions to the problems. READ MORE