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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… trees can either reduce local and regional water storage or they can augment it, and depending on tree … a loss of goods such as new trees, habitat, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and erosion control, the latter which … afforestation offers firewood production and would help in carbon sequestration. The challenge will be in balancing …
Energy law and sustainable development
… the energy sector faces as it contemplates reduction of carbon dioxide emissions required under the Kyoto Protocol, … to avoid greenhouse gas emissions, or to sequester any carbon dioxide that may be emitted. EIA procedures also are … emissions of greenhouse gases and to increase sinks (storage of greenhouse gases). These mechanisms will promote …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… by eliminating energy subsidies. In India, for instance, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could be cut by around 100 … for reducing emissions by increasing subsidies to low carbon-intensive or carbon-free fuels or increasing taxation … more LPG. The three main oil companies handle most LPG storage, bottling, distribution and retailing. These …