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Use of Auctions for Decommissioning Coal Power Globally

World Bank Group - 2022

decommissioning of the global coal fleet. Despite widespread recognition of coal power's significant negative impact on climate and … health as well as the urgency of acting in response to climate change, the transition away from coal power has been slow …. This report introduces the global coal power landscape presents arguments for decommissioning coal power, including the …

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Clean Coal Technologies for Developing Countries.

Tavoulereas, E.S.; Charpentier, J.P. - World Bank Group - 1995

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A PLanner's Guide for Selecting Clean-Coal Technologies for Power Plants

Oskarsson, K.; Berglund, A.; Deling, R.; Snellman, U.; … - World Bank Group - 1997

facilitate the selection of cost-effective, environmentally friendly technologies for coal-based power generation in countries …

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China : 40-Year Experience in Renewable Energy Development; Policies, Achievements, and Lessons Learned

World Bank Group - 2021

China made impressive progress in developing renewable energy to provide access to clean energy and electricity to its predominantly rural population before the economic boom that followed the open door policy, by improving energy supply to the economy as the country industrialized and urbanized...

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Energizing Africa : Achievements and Lessons from the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program Phase I

World Bank Group - 2015

Access to energy and economic development go hand in hand. Improving electricity supply and distribution boosts economic growth, creates jobs, and expands the reach of educational and health services. It can also empower women, providing income-generating opportunities and enabling them to spend...

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Afghanistan Renewable Energy Development Issues and Options

World Bank Group - 2018

Afghanistan is facing many economic and political challenges as it deals with spreading insurgency, declining economic growth, and continuing poverty. The government is working on a number of fronts to stimulate economic activity through its own initiatives and in partnership with International...

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Improving the Investment Climate for Renewable Energy : Through Benefit Sharing, Risk Management, and Local Community Engagement

World Bank Group - 2019

The report, a joint effort between the World Bank's Social Development Global Practice and International Finance Corporation (IFC) advisory services, is based on the idea that local engagement, for example, through benefit sharing, is an important way for better risk management and creating a...

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Thailand : Clean Energy for Green Low-Carbon Growth

World Bank Group - 2011

Thailand needs to avoid the high-carbon growth path of many developed countries and, instead, take a low-carbon growth path. A green low-carbon growth path is in Thailand's own interest as it can simultaneously tackle local environmental degradation, global climate change, and energy security...

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Renewing with Growth

World Bank Group - 2021

Latin America and the Caribbean suffered the largest death toll from Covid?19 across developing regions and the sharpest decline in economic activity. With fewer school days and lower employment rates, with higher public debt and more firms under stress, the effects could be long?lasting. The...

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Tunisia Economic Monitor, Spring 2024 : Renewed Energy to the Economy

World Bank Group - 2024

Tunisia's already modest economic recovery almosthalted in 2023, amidst a severe drought, tight financingconditions and the modest pace of implementingreforms. With this slowdown, the Tunisian economy in2023 was still below its pre-Covid level, marking oneof the slowest recoveries in the Middle...

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