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Millionen von Litern Erdöl strömen täglich aus dem Bohrloch der verunglückten Bohrinsel Deepwater Horizon in den Golf von Mexiko – und ein Ende ist nicht in Sicht. Die aktuelle Ölkatastrophe hat eine breite Diskussion über Risiko und Nutzen von Offshore-Bohrungen zur Gewinnung von Erdöl...
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Kartographische Darstellungen bilden im Wesentlichen die Welt schematisch ab. Eine noch relativ neue Form der Karten sind sogenannte Kartenanamorphoten, die Karteneinheiten in Abhängigkeit von einer ausgewählten Variablen darstellen und dadurch mehr oder weniger verzerrt abbilden. Der Beitrag...
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Im globalen Maßstab genoss die Windenergie im ersten Jahrzehnt des neuen Jahrtausends einen enormen Aufwind. Zwischen 2001 und 2011 hat sich die weltweit installierte Windkraftkapazität in etwa verzehnfacht. Deutschland als führendes Windenergieland im Jahr 2001 wurde zwischenzeitlich von...
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Argues for an approach aimed not only at the material restoration of lost or injured assets, but also paving the way for social, economic and cultural rehabilitation of affected indigenous communities. Focuses essentially on Latin America and draws to an extent on the ILO's research and...
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Petroleum is now by far Timor-Leste’s largest source of income. If well harnessed, Timor-Leste’s petroleum wealth offers the potential for a more prosperous future. This Selected Issues paper provides an overview of how Timor-Leste’s Petroleum Fund functions. It considers...
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This Selected Issues paper aims at discussing the impact of the oil windfall on Chad, with a focus on growth, poverty, competitiveness, and fiscal policy challenges posed by the oil revenue outlook. The paper discusses the reforms needed to remove structural factors that constraints the non-oil...
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Over many years rises and fall of world oil prices have been repeatedly reflected in the boom-bust cycles in oil-exporting countries the world over. The recent spectacular rise and equally spectacular fall in prices provides an opportunity to inquire whether anything is different this time. In...
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This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital...
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This Selected Issues paper on Azerbaijan Republic reports that the government has made substantial progress in dealing with energy-related subsidies. The domestic market for oil products has been tightly regulated by the government since Azerbaijan gained independence. Azerbaijan is largely...
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