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How a Company Decides to Invest in a Project

How a Company Decides to Invest in a Project

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter overviews investments in oil, gas and mining projects. It includes a comparison of private and state ventures. Sources of income include: cash from existing…
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The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of…

The 3 Pillars of the Deep Decarbonization of Energy Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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How can we achieve deep decarbonization while satisfying the conditions for continued economic growth and development and growing prosperity? CO2 energy related…
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Political Tripod and Authorizing Environment

Political Tripod and Authorizing Environment

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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in this chapter, Paul Collier looks at the politics of how the economic decision chain, from the discovery process of natural resources to domestic investments. He…
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Seafloor Resources: Energy and Minerals

Seafloor Resources: Energy and Minerals

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This chapter is about the potential of marine minerals for the deep sea as a supply for future raw materials to be used intensively in electronics, high technology, and…
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The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I

The Goal of Less Than 2ºC, Part I

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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How does emission of greenhouse gases lead to global warming? This chapter depicts and analyzes significant factors and illuminates anomalies contributing to the drastic…
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Energy: A Promising Pathway

Energy: A Promising Pathway

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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To develop within a safe operating space, there must be a global transition to a renewable energy system, as growing economies are projected to have growing energy use…
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Zero-dimensional Energy Balance Model…

Zero-dimensional Energy Balance Model Demonstration

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Looks at a demonstration of a zero dimensional energy balance model, showing the different variables and their effects on the model. This video is licensed under the…
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Environmental Impact Assessments and…

Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Due Diligence

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Saleem Ali provides an overview of the environmental assessment process, by which regulators can manage the ecological and economic costs and benefits of natural…
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The Earth's Energy Balance

The Earth's Energy Balance

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This lecture discusses the basics of climate science in order to support the discussion of deep decarbonization and other actions related to greenhouse gas emissions. As…
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The decision chain of natural resource…

The decision chain of natural resource management: Part I

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Discovery of natural resources is difficult; this is evidenced by the fact that in the typical poor country, if we look at how many resources it had discovered per…
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Challenges and Opportunities of Oil, Gas, and…

Challenges and Opportunities of Oil, Gas, and Mining

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Jeffrey Sachs notes that it is, on the whole, good to have mineral resources or coal, oil, or gas resources as major inputs to the economy; major inputs to economic…
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Sources of Energy

Renewable and Nonrenewable Sources of Energy

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter introduces the indispensable roles that renewable and nonrenewable resources could play in the post-conflict recovery phase, including how to make recovery…
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Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Trends

Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Trends

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter takes a closer look at current energy trends, specifically the current dynamics of energy markets to see how we can decarbonize energy systems. In 2010,…
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Energy and Poverty

Energy and Poverty

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this lecture, Professor Sachs discusses those whom he calls the poorest of the poor, a population of around one billion people, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and in…
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Renewables: Wind

Renewables: Wind

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Stephanie McClellan discusses wind power as a low-carbon solution for climate change. She discusses the wind power profiles and capacity of…
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Human rights and the extractive industries

Human rights and the extractive industries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Deanna Kemp talks about human rights and key international frameworks on business and human rights, as well as the challenges associated with…

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