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Climate change damage (or, more correctly, impact) functions relate variations in temperature (or other climate variables) to economic impacts in various dimensions, and are at the basis of quantitative modeling exercises for the assessment of climate change policies. This document provides a...
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extremes considered highly unusual or unprecedented today would become the new climate normal-a world of increased risks and …, and reducing global inequality will be very challenging in a 2 Degree C world, but in a 4 Degree C world there is serious … felt today and the unavoidable consequences of a rapidly warming world. The benefits of strong, early action on climate …
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This book is the first stocktaking of what the decarbonization of the world economy means for fossil fuel+ "dependent … and Cooperation in a Decarbonizing World identifies multiple strategies that fossil fuel+ "dependent countries can pursue …
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-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource … energy-efficiency issues as this is the particular focus of the World Bank's Climate Competitive Industries program, and is …
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Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, discussed how to meet the rising demand for energy while reducing our …
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geothermal projects that financing institutions, such as the World Bank, intend to support. The plan is to update this note when …
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The President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, pointed to the serious consequences to global economic outlook of …
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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group states that the infrastructure gap is enormous --an estimated USD 1 …
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