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Breathing Clean. Considering the Switch to Natural Gas Buses.
Kojima, M. - World Bank Group - 2001
In response to emerging epidemiological evidence of the toxicity of diesel vehicular emissions, there is growing interest in substituting conventional diese with much cleaner natural gas in cities where ambient concentrations of particulate matter are markedly higher than what is internationally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639124
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Successful Conversion to Unleaded Gasoline in Thailand.
Sayeg, P. - World Bank Group - 1998
elimination of leaded gasoline and reduction of ambient lead by a factor of 10. This report describes the strategies the … government employed: educating about the dangers of airborne lead; setting a lower at-pump price for unleaded gasoline; helping … the oil companies establish a system to distribute unleaded gasoline throughout the country; conducting monitoring and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639145
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Phasing Out Lead From Gasoline. Worldwide Experience and Policy Implications
Lovei, M. - World Bank Group - 1998
health and technical issues, th is report points out that the phase-out of lead from gasoline is a desirable policy measure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780268
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Investment Analysis for Mangrove Ecosystems in the Ayeyarwady Region
World Bank Group - 2020
Mangroves provide essential ecosystem functions and services that support coastal communities. Despite their importance, they have been degraded and removed globally resulting in loss of resilience of coastlines, their communities, and economies. Myanmar in particular has suffered from high...
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FYR Macedonia Green Growth Country Assessment
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank Group - 2014
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Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015 : Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank Group; …
capital and the environment can create jobs and make development more inclusive and sustainable, while highlighting how social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010940891
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Trade, Global Policy, and the Environment.
Fredriksson, P.G. - World Bank Group - 1999
Interest in the trade and environment debate has intensified as a result of international trade agreements and because … volume is an attempt to further our understanding of the empirical links between trade and the environment. Thirteen chapters … liberalization and growth on the environment; 2. The "pollution haven" hypothesis ; 3. Economic instruments for resolving global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207685
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Mapping and Valuing Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Landscape Management in Zimbabwe
World Bank Group - 2023
Productive natural ecosystems are being lost and degraded by poorly planned and managed commercial and small-scale livelihood activities in Zimbabwe, and threats will be further exacerbated by climate change. This report identifies the drivers of ecosystem degradation and assesses the value of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014366471
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Korea Blockchain Ecosystem
World Bank Group - 2021
Emerging technology curation series aims to capture and share Korea experience and lessons learned in regard to exploration and adoption of emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, edge-computing, internet of things (IoT), 5G, et cetera Korea blockchain ecosystem is the first of the series and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014366533
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Valuing Tropical Forests. Methodology and Cade Study of Madagascar.
Kramer, R.A.; Sharma, N.; Munashinghe, M. - World Bank Group - 1995
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