Essays about: "oil dependent countries"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 28 essays containing the words oil dependent countries.

1. 6. Sustainability for Whom? The discursive framing of ‘sustainable biofuels’ in the EU and Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alexia Fridén; [2019]
   Keywords : European Union; renewable energy; Indonesia; palm oil; discourse analysis; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In order to transform the fossil fuel dependent transport sector the promotion of biofuels has been crucial in the European Union’s transition towards climate neutrality. To ensure the sustainability of biofuels the European Commission published a Delegated Act on March 13th 2019, proposing the gradual phase-out of high emitting biofuels that may cause indirect land use change (ILUC) – one of them being palm oil. READ MORE

3. 7. The Role Of Institutions In Promoting Entrepreneurship In The Nigerian Fashion Industry

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Esther Ominijei; [2019]
   Keywords : Entrepreneurship; institutions; fashion industry; Nigeria;

   Abstract : As the oil sources continue to become depleted and global oil prices continue to drop, there are concerns that the current pattern of growth and development in Nigeria, a country that is heavily dependent on natural resources such as oil as drivers of economic growth, is neither inclusive nor sustainable. In order to shift its focus from the natural resource dependency dynamic, create employment and most importantly, stimulate sustainable economic growth; there is an urgent need for the Nigerian economy to begin harnessing and cultivate their underutilized resources and industries such as the fashion industry. READ MORE

4. 8. Bevarande av orangutangen : en studie av de största hoten mot arternas överlevnad

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Johanna Dahl; [2018]
   Keywords : orangutang; bevarande; regnskogsskövling; palmolja; tjuvjakt;

   Abstract : Orangutanger är endemiskt förekommande på öarna Borneo och Sumatra i Malaysia och Indonesien. Det finns tre arter: Sumatraorangutangen (Pongo abelii), Borneoorangutangen (Pongo pygmaeus) och den nyupptäckta Tapanuliorangutangen (Pongo tapanuliensis). READ MORE

5. 9. The Effect of Oil Prices on Floating Exchange Rates

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Maha Eshak; [2018]
   Keywords : VECM; VAR; oil prices; exchange rates; oil dependent countries; short-run causality; long-run causality; Granger; floating currencies; co-integration; ADF; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the existing literature by examining the effect of oil prices on floating exchange rates of oil dependent countries. I conduct empirical tests on monthly data of 32 currencies over a timeframe of 15 years from 2003 to 2017 and 13 currencies over a timeframe of 25 years from 1993 to 2017. READ MORE

6. 10. Hybridization with CSP in a Cuban sugar mill

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Iris Vesterberg; Sofia Westerlund; [2018]
   Keywords : Cuban sugar cane industry; bagasse; concentrating solar power; hybrid power plant; electricity generation;

   Abstract : Kuba har i dagsläget ett högt beroende av importerad olja, för att tillgodose sin växande efterfrågan på elektricitet. Importen sker främst från Venezuela. Detta beroende gör Kuba känsligt för ändringar i oljepriser samt det politiska klimatet. Den nuvarande krisen i Venezuela har haft en betydande inverkan på Kubas elproduktion. READ MORE