If the United States chooses to implement a greenhouse gas reduction program, it would be necessary to decide whether to include carbon sequestration policies - - -such as those that promote forestation and discourage deforestation - - -as part of the domestic portfolio of compliance activities....

The present thesis deals with carbon sequestration options in the Kyoto Protocol, namely carbon sequestration in the terrestrial biosphere and carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). Chapter 2 investigates the negotiation process on Land use, Land-use change and Forestry (LULUCF) under the...

Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. Feb. 2011. Major: Applied economics. Advisor:Terry L. Roe. 1 computer file (PDF); x, 160 pages, appendices A-D.

This dissertation draws on the burgeoning field of innovation of low carbon technologies. Using the functions of innovation systems, this study explores the process of innovation of biofuel ethanol in the U.S. and in Brazil. It uses "process theory" to build a narrative of historical events that...

Magistrantūros studijų baigiamasis darbas, 59 puslapių, 11 paveikslų, 13 lentelių, 37 lite-ratūros šaltiniai, 3 priedai lietuvių kalba.Magistro darbe siekiama apibendrinti teorinius biokuro rinkos suderinamumo aspektus bei jų pritaikymo galimybes. Teorinėje dalyje analizuojami biokuro...

This study summarizes research on farm-, local-, regional-, and macro-level economic effects of ethanol production. Given current production levels, the ethanol production industry annually employees approximately 3,500 workers, pays out nearly $132 million in worker salaries, generates over...