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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...
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Power System Planning in India : Incorporating Environmental Externality Costs and Benefits
World Bank - 2012
This paper has been prepared in accordance with the terms of reference for a study on power system planning in India … as in India and compares the figures available. It also comments on the validity of the external cost estimates available … and the use made of them in power system planning and regulation both outside and inside India. The structure is as …
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Applying Abatement Cost Curve Methodology for Low-Carbon Strategy in Changning District, Shanghai
World Bank - 2014
The speed and scale of urbanization provide an unprecedented opportunity in the coming years to invest in clean energy technologies to contain carbon emissions from the country's sprawling cities. Therefore, supporting low carbon cities is one of the government's top priorities. Shanghai...
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The growth of transport sector CO2 emissions and underlying factors in Latin America and the Caribbean
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2008
"This study examines the factors responsible for the growth of transport sector carbon dioxide emissions in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries during 1980-2005 by decomposing the emissions growth into components associated with changes in fuel mix, modal shift, and economic growth, as...
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Upstream Reduction of Solid Waste Generation : Implications on Dioxin and Furan Emission
World Bank - 2013
Environmental Resources Management-PR, Inc presents this report entitled 'upstream reduction of solid waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan emissions' as part of the project phase two study upstream reduction of solid waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan...
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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 and Analytics Program, ‘Central Asia: Climate and Environment Program,' which aims to strengthen the capacity of Central Asian countries to achieve sustainable and resilient...
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India : Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges, Volume 1. An Analysis of Physical and Monetary Losses of Environmental Health and Natural Resources
World Bank - 2013
This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution …
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More power to India : the challenge of electricity distribution
Pargal, Sheoli - 2014
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Armenia Power Sector Policy Note
World Bank - 2014
The objective of the note is to inform the governments policy thinking by identifying the principal challenges that the power sector faces and outlining solutions for overcoming them. The note also discusses some broader energy sector issues related to the gas tariff structure and demand. The...
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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Investments in the Electric Power Sector : The Experience of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh - Final Report
World Bank - 2012
The three large South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), which are the focus of this report, have drawn …
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