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Fueling Kyrgyzstan's Transition to Clean Household Heating Solutions

World Bank Group - 2020

In the Kyrgyz Republic, access to reliable and affordable heating is critical given the cold and long winters in its mountainous regions. With central heating solutions such as district heating limited to the capital city Bishkek and other urban areas, over 80 percent of households resort to...

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Simulation on Connecting Climate Market Systems

World Bank Group - 2019

The Paris Agreement introduced a bottom-up approach for addressing climate change by enabling countries to pledge individual commitments through nationally determined contributions (NDCs). Furthermore, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement recognizes that Parties may engage in bilateral cooperative...

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Uzbekistan : Scaling Up Energy Efficiency in Buildings

World Bank Group - 2016

This study was undertaken by the World Bank to inform the potential areas and means ofassistance to the Government of Uzbekistan in scaling up energy efficiency (EE) investmentsin residential, commercial, and public buildings, focusing on energy use and efficiency inspace heating. Considering...

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Residential Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Targeting, Welfare Impacts, and Options for Reform

World Bank Group - 2017

This report examines the system of residential electricity subsidies in Pakistan, and explores how it can be improved to better assist households within the existing political and budgetary constraints. The report is multi-disciplinary in nature, drawing on specially commissioned analysis of...

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Fighting Smog : Energy Efficiency and Anti-Smog in Single Family Buildings in Poland

World Bank Group - 2018

The most cost-effective way to reduce both particulate and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is to couple switching from noncompliant solid fuel boilers to gas boilers, heat pumps, renewable energy (RE) heating systems such as biomass, wherever possible, and compliant solid fuel boilers, as...

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Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage Systems

World Bank Group - 2020

The recent advances in battery technology and reductions in battery costs have brought battery energy storage systems (BESS) to the point of becoming increasingly cost-effective projects to serve a range of power sector interventions, especially when combined with PV and where diesel is the...

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Delivering Energy Efficiency in the Middle East and North Africa : Achieving Energy Efficiency Potential in the Industry, Services and Residential Sectors

World Bank Group - 2016

The main objective of this report is to provide an intermediate step toward building more energy-efficient economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The present study complements the 2009 Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) report by providing a quantitative...

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Climate Warehouse Simulation III, Final Report - September 2022

World Bank Group - 2022

currently complicated by carbon registries' usage of different data management systems and taxonomies. Simulation III was the … final testing phase of the Climate Warehouse project. Launched in March 2022, Simulation III tested an operational prototype … the simulation in August 2022. The Simulation III prototype had an updated data model and features that reflected the …

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Indonesia Economic Prospects, December 2021 : A Green Horizon - Toward a High Growth and Low Carbon Economy

World Bank Group - 2021

The Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP) is a bi-annual World Bank report that assesses recent macroeconomic developments, outlook and risks, as well as specific development challenges for the Indonesian economy. In doing so, the IEP aims to inform the public policy debate and is geared towards a...

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Climate Risk Country Profile : Philippines

World Bank Group - 2021

The Philippines is an archipelago comprised of 7,107 islands with a humid climate and a topography characterized by mountainous terrain bordered by narrow coastal plains. Considered one of the most biologically rich and diverse countries in the world, the Philippines also has one of the world's...

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