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Clean Air and Cool Planet, Volume II : Integrated Air Quality Management and Greenhouse Gas Reduction for Almaty and Nur-Sultan
World Bank - 2022
The report synthesizes key findings and recommendations of a study carried out under the World Bank's Advisory Services … Asian countries to achieve sustainable and resilient economic growth. It builds on a previous World Bank report, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545187
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The growth of transport sector CO2 emissions and underlying factors in Latin America and the Caribbean
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2008
energy intensity effects are responsible for driving transport sector carbon dioxide emissions growth. "--World Bank web site …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521025
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Diesel Power Generation : Inventories and Black Carbon Emissions in Nigeria
World Bank - 2014
Diesel gensets contribute to emissions of fine particulate matter (PM), including black carbon, which derives from the incomplete combustion of diesel (as occurs in many diesel generating sets or gensets). Particulate matter is a predisposing factor for respiratory and cardiopulmonary disease...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247043
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Upstream Reduction of Solid Waste Generation : Implications on Dioxin and Furan Emission
World Bank - 2013
waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan emissions, approved by the World Bank on April 19, 2011. Burning …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557737
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Climate change and the World Bank Group : phase II, the challenge of low-carbon development
Chomitz, Kenneth M. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393595
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Beyond mitigation : potential options for counter-balancing the climatic and environmental consequences of the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases
MacCracken, Michael C. - 2009
essential. "--World Bank web site …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394232
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Cognitive and behavioral challenges in responding to climate change
Norgaard, Kari Marie - 2009
and cultural barriers. An annotated bibliography is included. "--World Bank web site …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394234
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Romania Climate Change and Low Carbon Green Growth Program
World Bank - 2013
This report has been prepared by the World Bank for the Government of Romania as an output of the World Bank advisory … services program on climate change and low-carbon green growth in Romania. In response to the request, the World Bank quickly …, transport, urban, water, agriculture, and forestry, which were pre-identified by both the Government of Romania and the World …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564508
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Resource Mobilization for HCFC Phase-out and Climate Mitigation Co-benefits
World Bank - 2008
This study seeks to identify potential sources of co-financing to meet the additional costs of energy efficiency (EE) and climate mitigation benefits associated with the hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) phase-out supported by the Multilateral fund of the montreal protocol (MLF). As it stands, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564591
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Decarbonizing Development
World Bank - 2015
Stabilizing climate change entails bringing net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to zero. CO2 stays in the atmosphere for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As long as we emit more than we capture or offset through carbon sinks (such as forests), concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564649