scholarly journals Bioenergy development in the Republic of Columbia

2021 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 04027
Author(s):  
Pérez Daniel Alejandro Moreno ◽  
Dzhemma V. Shushpanova
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Industry Growth ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Intensive Work

Biofuels are a mixture of organic matter that is used as fuel in internal combustion engines. Biofuel production can pose a serious threat to food security, biodiversity, and climate change if not regulated and tightly controlled. However, it is also true that in this type of initiative there are many opportunities presented in its renewable nature and its intensive work needs that need to be explored. If sustainable development becomes the policy of the biofuels industry, growth paths and opportunities can be traced for developing countries such as Colombia. Consequently, a country can take advantage of the “follower” advantages if it learns from previous experiences such as the Brazilian one. Employment and natural preservation opportunities are possible with certified product.

Climate Change — A Natural Hazard

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 215-232
Author(s):  
William Kininmonth
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Climate Extremes ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
Do So

The impacts of weather and climate extremes (floods, storms, drought, etc) have historically set back development and will continue to do so into the future, especially in developing countries. It is essential to understand how future climate change will be manifest as weather and climate extremes in order to implement policies of sustainable development. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that natural processes have caused the climate to change and it is unlikely that human influences will dominate the natural processes. Any suggestion that implementation of the Kyoto Protocol will avoid future infrastructure damage, environmental degradation and loss of life from weather and climate extremes is a grand delusion.

scholarly journals New Zealand Aid and Dairy Development in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jasmine Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Dairy Consumption ◽  
Dairy Development

<p>New Zealand’s aid investment in dairy development is seen, on the one hand, as a means to improve economic, health and food security issues in developing countries. Dairy development, further, is linked to New Zealand’s trade interests and supports industry expansion strategies that target the market potential in developing countries. On the other hand, it is argued that dairy consumption and production should be reduced to respond to climate change and potential negative health impacts in countries with traditionally low dairy consumption. The potential impacts of dairy development on sustainable development are complex, interconnected and contradictory. Moreover, local and gendered understandings of the impacts of dairy development are underrepresented in literature.   Drawing on a sustainable livelihood approach and gender lens as a theoretical framework, this research explores smallholder farmers’ views through a case study of a New Zealand-funded aid project in Sri Lanka, the Wanni Dairy Project, which is increasing dairy production to improve rural livelihoods. In doing so, this thesis considers the multiple impacts of dairy development on sustainable livelihoods. In particular, it explores understandings of social, gender and environmental factors. Data was collected during five weeks of qualitative, case study research (using interviews, photovoice and observation methods) with female, conflict-affected farmers in Sri Lanka and stakeholders in dairy development.   This thesis contends that better understandings of the impacts of dairy development and aid can be valuably informed by local perspectives. It highlights the inherent connectivity between social, environmental and economic factors of the Wanni Dairy Project, and areas of dissonance between local understandings of the impacts of dairy development and global discourse on sustainable development. Specifically, this thesis draws attention to the diverse impacts of increasing income, health factors, and cultural and religious factors; it highlights women’s independence, empowerment and agency, and ongoing inequities; and it addresses environmental impacts, climate change, and the implications of scale. This research, therefore, contributes to the information upon which development policy-makers and practitioners – government, development organisations and private sector actors – can base effective and sustainable development policy and practice.</p>

The Odd Couple: Uniting Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development under the Clean Development Mechanism

2015 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Condon
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Development Mechanism

AbstractThis article assesses the effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in meeting its twin aims of emission reductions and sustainable development. To date, the CDM has failed to achieve these goals. This article argues that the CDM’s shortcomings are due to path dependence, with the CDM stuck at a suboptimal equilibrium of insufficient institutions, capital and leadership. A reform scheme involving foreign direct investment, foreign aid and CDM amendments is prescribed for pushing the CDM to a more efficient and prosperous path. A properly functioning CDM would afford both developed and developing countries the opportunity to secure a more sustainable economic and environmental future.

scholarly journals La necesidad de incorporar el cambio climático en las políticas de desarrollo

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 97-113
Author(s):  
Julio García Vargas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Hyogo Framework For Action ◽  
Climate Systems ◽  
Global Threat ◽  
Emission Of Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate change is considered the most important global threat facing the human race in this century. Due to the excessive emission of greenhouse gases, the global average temperature is increasing thus altering climate systems and raising the sea level. Although developing countries do not contribute signifi cantly to these emissions, they suffer most of their effects. Peru is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because most of its resources and productive factors such as fi shing, agriculture and transport are climate sensitive. Combined with the challenge and opportunity of ensuring sustainable development in a complex territory in terms of land and population, this vulnerability forces us to include considerations in national policies aimed at reducing the risk of disasters and climate change adaptation. We now have the Hyogo Framework for Action approved by 168 countries.

scholarly journals Why the Development of Internal Combustion Engines Is Still Necessary to Fight against Global Climate Change from the Perspective of Transportation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (21) ◽  
pp. 4597 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Ramón Serrano ◽  
Ricardo Novella ◽  
Pedro Piqueras
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Propulsion Systems

Internal combustion engines (ICE) are the main propulsion systems in road transport [...]

The Twin Failures of the CDM: Recommendations for the "Copenhagen Protocol"

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christie Kneteman ◽  
Andrew Green
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Effective Version

The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while facilitating sustainable development in developing countries. However, most CDM projects contribute little to sustainable development and are inequitably distributed. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place in Copenhagen in December 2009, is an opportunity to create a more effective version of the CDM. This paper argues that the CDM should be modified to include formal sustainable development requirements and to extend eligibility to additional land use, land-use change and forestry projects. In particular, the CDM should include credit for deforestation prevention, provide more scope for afforestation and reforestation projects, and encourage further study of agricultural soil carbon sequestration.

North-South Divisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Negotiating the Private Sector's Role in Three Rio Agreements

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Environmental Agreements ◽  
Multilateral Environmental Agreements ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
The North ◽  
Technology Transfers

AbstractThis article analyzes negotiations in the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, the Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Convention to Combat Desertification and focuses on discussions related to technology transfers from the North to the South. These transfers and the financial flows that the private sector could bring with it are closely related to what was believed to be a bargain reached in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit. During subsequent negotiations, delegates from developed and developing countries have followed a fairly predictable 'script' on these issues – developed countries generally insist that the private sector, as the owner of the technology, must be involved in its transfer, while developing countries have insisted the governments of developed countries should honor their past commitments and promote these transfers. This study describes the development of the script under the three negotiating bodies at Rio, examines the variables that have contributed to the development of the script and, based on this analysis, identifies opportunities to move the talks forward.

Performance evaluation of gasoline alternatives using a thermodynamic spark-ignition engine model

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 1991-2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Gschwend ◽  
Patrik Soltic ◽  
Philip Edinger ◽  
Alexander Wokaun ◽  
Frédéric Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Engine Model ◽  
Surface Transportation

In light of climate change and the fact that surface transportation heavily relies on internal combustion engines, many different alternatives to gasoline have been proposed.

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