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Russia and Western countries review the nuclear-safety research needed to improve the safety of Russian-designed nuclear …
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complementary reform in Russia's natural gas sector. …
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The world’s largest gas producer and exporter, Russia has an enormous energy saving potential. At least 30 billion … energy efficiency. As the era of cheap gas in Russia comes to an end, this potential saving is increasingly important for … also describes Russia’s emerging climate policy and institutional framework, including work still ahead before the country …
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Transition and emerging economies have difficulties developing their financial markets to a level that would provide access to long-term debt finance at an affordable cost. This report examines opportunities beyond the public sector for financing water and other environmental infrastructure....
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When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf of Mexico in 2005, the region’s oil production and refining infrastructure was devastated and world energy markets were disrupted. The International Energy Agency decided in a matter of days to bring 60 million barrels of additional oil to the market. The...
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The Russian Federation faces important economic and social challenges. By 1998 national income was little more than half its level in 1990. Life expectancy for men is now about 61 years, compared to 65 years a decade ago. The rate of suicide and self-inflicted injuries is more than three times...
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Coming In from the Cold provides a road map of options to help transition economy policy makers sort through key district heating issues. It finds that district heating systems in formerly socialist countries could save the equivalent of 80 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year through...
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