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This paper examines the interaction between macro-financial and climate-related risks. It brings together different strands of the literature on climate-related risks and how these relate to macro-financial management and risks. Physical impacts of climate change as well as the transition toward...
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This paper considers the impacts of "finance blending" whereby climate finance is added to international carbon markets for offset trading. The paper first discusses climate finance and the carbon market as free-standing finance solutions by high-income countries to increase mitigation in...
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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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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, called this an extremely important day. Man-made climate change is …
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Much of the world's built environment is found in urban areas, and cities are thought to be responsible for up to 70 … in the world fuels urban industry, powers urban homes and offices, and moves people within and between cities. This paper …
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)-an outline of country- level strategies to address climate change. This also presents recommendations for prioritizing World Bank …
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The country has an area of 18,000 km spread over 332 islands, of which about 110 are inhabited. Most of the population lives on two large islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Fiji faces significant development challenges, and the government has set ambitious development objectives to address them....
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Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires countries to finance transformational changes with significant investments in both mitigation and resilience-building. International public climate finance with some degree of concessionality (i.e., climate finance) makes it possible to provide...
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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed briefly the history of the Paris climate agreement …
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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed the need to tackle climate change. What we need to do now is … principles of a plan to transform the world's transport systems-calling it "sustainable mobility for all." He harkened the need …
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