Sökning: "oil scarcity"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 uppsatser innehållade orden oil scarcity.

  1. 1. Turning Oil Into Water : Water security in the Middle East and North Africa

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Frida Salberg; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Water security; peak oil; desalination;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines the relationship between oil supply and water security in the Middle East and North Africa. The aim is to see if countries without oil have a harder time mitigating water scarcity, as well as if countries with oil can be expected to become more vulnerable when oil becomes scarcer. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Utilizing geothermal heat and membrane distillation for sustainable greenhouse horticulture in Alberta, Canada: a multi-criteria analysis

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Författare :Rachael Gradeen; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Geothermal development; membrane distillation; EWF nexus; sustainable development; energy transition;

    Sammanfattning : Growing populations are contributing to resource scarcity, making it ever more important for governments to address resource challenges in a holistic and integrated manner. Energy, water and food are examples of these critical resources, and the province of Alberta in Canada faces an interesting opportunity to tackle all three in tandem. LÄS MER

  4. 3. What does the Increased Fossil Fuel Scarcity mean for the Arctic Region? A Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis of Canada, Denmark, Norway, the United States and Russia's Arctic Strategy

    Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Författare :Ida Strand; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Arctic; Climate Change; Environment; Fossil Fuel; Gas; Interests; Oil; Militarization; Resources; Security; Sovereignty; Territory;

    Sammanfattning : This bachelor thesis asks the question, what does the increased fossil fuel scarcity mean for the Arctic region? It further investigates the aim and motives by the five main Arctic states. With the use of structural realism, existing research on the parallels between resource scarcity and conflict and, the combination of two methodological approaches: quantitative and qualitative content analysis, I argue in this study that the five states will act in accordance with the structural realist way and exploit the Arctic due to the protection of their national interests and security. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The circular business model and its barriers - through the eyes of Swedish professionals

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Lydia Olsson; Isabelle Stotzer; [2018-06-26]
    Nyckelord :circular economy; circular business model; barriers; business model;

    Sammanfattning : Society and the business community are facing severe sustainability issues, such as resource scarcity leading to increasing commodity prices on resources, e.g., oil, or water scarcity which would impact both firms and society profoundly. This development is due to our current way of pursuing business with a linear business model. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Setting the seeds for a green growth -A Study of biofuel development in Indonesia’s transport sector

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Författare :Sophia Aaman; Johan Henrik Hessel Lundberg; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Multi-Level Perspective; Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning; Biofuels for transport; Indonesia; Barriers.;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change poses as one of the major environmental issues on a global scale today, with one of the largest contributor to the climate change being the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. GHG emissions in turn is known to a large extent originate in anthropogenic energy use, especially fossil fuel usage. LÄS MER