Gas Flaring and Low Carbon Development: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria, UK and Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorLucas, Alastair R.
dc.contributor.advisorStewart, Fenner L.
dc.contributor.authorMene, Boritsefere Elizabeth
dc.contributor.committeememberVan De Biezenbos, Kristen
dc.contributor.committeememberWright, David Curtis
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-29T18:32:19Z
dc.date.available2019-04-29T18:32:19Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-25
dc.description.abstractI bet if the environment could talk, it would have many things to say. If the environment could challenge certain actions by humankind on its person, everyone would have an earful. Sadly, the environment has no voice; it relies on environmental activists to tell its story and save it, or at least what remains of it. In this research, I tell a tale of gas flaring stemming from upstream oil and gas production in Nigeria. This comparative study analyses gas flaring in Nigerian upstream oil and gas industry as a hindrance to low carbon development, and the reasons why the 43 years efforts to phase out gas flaring are unsuccessful. It argues that if there is no address of the five obstacles to phasing out gas flaring that it discusses, Nigeria would never meet its year 2030 commitment of phasing out gas flaring which it declares in its NDC in the Paris Agreement. It uses two jurisdictions, the UK and Alberta, as comparators in determining how two other oil-producing jurisdictions address the gas flaring problems Nigeria faces in its oil and gas industry. It uses the theory of environmental ethics as a basis for the need for environmental protection and accountability in the oil and gas industry.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMene, B. E. (2019). Gas flaring and low carbon development: A comparative analysis of Nigeria, UK and Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36414
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110232
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLawen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectGas Flaringen_US
dc.subjectLow Carbon Developmenten_US
dc.subjectCommon But Differentiated Responsibilitiesen_US
dc.subjectIntergenerational Equityen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Ethicsen_US
dc.subjectClimate Changeen_US
dc.subjectParis Agreementen_US
dc.subjectUNFCCC Agreementen_US
dc.subjectKyoto Protocolen_US
dc.subjectCarbon Emissionsen_US
dc.subject.classificationLiterature--Canadian (English)en_US
dc.titleGas Flaring and Low Carbon Development: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria, UK and Albertaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineLawen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Laws (LLM)en_US
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