growth while adjusting the country's economic structure toward a less energy, and carbon-intensive economy; 2) achieving … greater urbanization while shifting toward green livable low-carbon cities; 3) meeting the huge thirst for energy while … transforming the energy sector toward one of high energy efficiency and widespread diffusion of low-carbon technologies; and 4 …

, in the form of the carbon offsetting and reduction scheme for international aviation (CORSIA), to help achieve ICAO …'s global goal of carbon-neutral growth. This note seeks to identify processes for the generation and transfer of carbon assets … in post-2020 international climate markets and to suggest standard terminology in the carbon asset development cycle …

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 … Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA), scarce climate finance resources must be used strategically to both increase the …

This working paper commissioned by the World Bank Carbon Markets and Innovation Practice (GCCMI) critically examines … experience with carbon markets under the Kyoto protocol. The de facto end of the Kyoto Protocol and heralding of the Paris … Agreement era has created the space for critical evaluation of trading carbon assets. The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement …

finance, with a focus on the pioneering role of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and World Bank carbon funds in spurring …This retrospective examines how the World Bank's strategic use of climate-related trust funds has enabled it to play an … outsized role in catalyzing climate action worldwide for nearly 30 years. By looking back at the history of climate and carbon …

Digitalization is increasing rapidly worldwide, requiring more energy, and resulting in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …. According to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) two thirds of the world's population are now online. Estimates of the … internet and communication technology (ICT) sector's share of global carbon emissions vary across the literature ranging from 1 …

Carbon markets under the Paris Agreement are expected to differ substantially from those that emerged under the Kyoto …), international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement are expected to have bottom-up linkages that could create an … Switzerland and with the Swedish Energy Agency to develop projects under Article 6 and is preparing institutional arrangements and …

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 …

economy barriers to tax reform. Successful carbon pricing reforms require integrating many stakeholders' considerations and …Carbon prices are needed to incorporate climate change costs into economic decision making. Carbon pricing should be … instruments and investments (for example, public transport, power transmission infrastructure) are needed to complement carbon …