. According to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) two thirds of the world's population are now online. Estimates of the … sector. Meanwhile, one-third of the world's population, or 2.6 billion people, remain unconnected to the internet. The large …

economy barriers to tax reform. Successful carbon pricing reforms require integrating many stakeholders' considerations and … increasing the capacity of governments and domestic businesses. The World Bank Group, through its climate change action plan, is …

urban dwellers will live in Africa and Asia. The world's urban areas wereresponsible for around 70 percent of greenhouse gas … (GHG) emissions in 2013, and that numbercould grow by 50 percent by 2050 if current trends continue. In 2015, world leaders …

This working paper commissioned by the World Bank Carbon Markets and Innovation Practice (GCCMI) critically examines …

This retrospective examines how the World Bank's strategic use of climate-related trust funds has enabled it to play an … finance, with a focus on the pioneering role of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and World Bank carbon funds in spurring … climate change mitigation activities, this report draws lessons and recommendations on how the World Bank and the wider …

of a world attempting to manage its way out of a triple crisis: debt sustainability, climate change, and pandemic. The …