GS212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Land Grabbing, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Offset
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The acquire is either a private investor or a transnational corporation. Acquisition is by outright purchase or lease. Sellers do not understand the agreements they make. The grabbers originate from countries in various regions of the world. Eu countries, us, south korea, india, china, malaysia, united. Southeast asia, including cambodia, laos, philippines and indonesia. Extracting palm for oil, and or diesel: the shift from fossil fuel to biofuel (fuel derived from living matter, high cost of fossil fuel, the need to ensure energy security and reduce ghg emission (kyoto protocol) The eu had 2010 deadline for obtaining 5. 75% of its transportation fuel from biofuels i. c. d. e. In peru, palm oil production increased fourfold over 13 years period (2000-2013) In indonesia, large areas with high biodiversity value were deforested but the palm trees were not planted: carbon storage- countries deployed the kyoto protocol"s redd+ (reducing emissions.
