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Are we measuring natural resource wealth correctly? A reconceptualization of natural resource value in the era of climate change

Lebdioui, Amir - 2021

Underlying the management of revenues from natural resource extraction is a set of assumptions about how abundant and how valuable these resources are. Nevertheless, existing approaches to measuring the value of extractive resources are seriously flawed. This paper proposes two avenues for...

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Capturing economic and social value from hydrocarbon gas flaring and venting: evaluation of the issues

Romsom, Etienne; McPhail, Kathryn - 2021

Atmospheric emissions urgently need to reduce for natural gas to fulfill its potential role in the energy transition to achieve the Paris Agreement on climate change. This paper establishes the magnitude and trends of flaring and venting in oil and gas operations, as well as their emissions and...

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Capturing economic and social value from hydrocarbon gas flaring and venting: solutions and actions

Romsom, Etienne; McPhail, Kathryn - 2021

This second paper on hydrocarbon gas flaring and venting builds on our first, which evaluated the economic and social cost (SCAR) of wasted natural gas. These emissions must be reduced urgently for natural gas to meet its potential as an energy-transition fuel under the Paris Agreement on...

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Global oil theft: Impact and policy responses

Romsom, Etienne - 2022

This paper, the first of two on global oil theft and fraud, discusses the prevalence, methods, and consequences of global oil theft, valued at US$133 billion per year and equivalent to 5-7 per cent of the global market for crude oil and petroleum fuels. However, the impact of oil theft is...

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Countering global oil theft: Responses and solutions

Romsom, Etienne - 2022

This second of two papers on global oil theft discusses ways to reduce oil theft, misappropriation, and fraud. At US$133 billion per year, oil is the largest stolen natural resource globally, while fuel is the most smuggled natural resource. Oil theft equates to 5-7 per cent of the global market...

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Looking ahead to COP27 - from climate pledges to action: The Global Methane Pledge - opportunities and risks

Romsom, Etienne; McPhail, Kathryn - 2022

The global energy transition is happening, but too slowly to limit climate change to acceptable levels, for diverse reasons. Carbon emissions policies and measures focus too little on absolute emission targets and too much on relative measures such as carbon intensity. Focus is needed on early...

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Aid and the environment: The case of Botswana

Juana, James S. - 2014

Botswana has serious environmental problems which, if not addressed, will undermine the attainment of sustainable economic development. This study attempts to determine what aid flows have actually been doing with regard to the environment in Botswana. The results show that although both the...

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Aid and the environment: Uganda

Kateregga, Eseza - 2013

This paper seeks to (i) establish the areas in which aid from the major donors is concentrated; (ii) examine how aid has been allocated to the environmental sectors, and (iii) review the factors behind the success of environmental projects. Using data from the Aiddata.org database, the...

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The taxation of extractive industries: Mining

Otto, James M. - 2017

The taxation of the mining industry varies considerably from nation to nation. This paper reflects on the evolving use of various taxation approaches applied by governments to the mining sector. It includes a description of the principal tax types and investment tax incentives and briefly...

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Mapping deprivation in Mozambique: An analysis of census data (1997-2007)

Cardoso, José; Morgado, João; Salvucci, Vincenzo - 2016

In this study we analyse the evolution of deprivation indicators and of a multidimensional poverty index using … Mozambican census data for 1997 and 2007. We analyse deprivation levels according to eight different indicators reflecting … multidimensional poverty index based on the selected deprivation indicators. The results are presented at the provincial and …

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