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The Option Value of Investments in Energy-Efficient and Renewable Energy Technologies
Nicodemus, Gerd - Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences - 2010
This paper takes up the need to engage in substantial investments in the energy producing capital stock to attack the climate change problem, caused by rising carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. However, the precise magnitudes of economic impacts of global warming as well as...
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Taking Action on Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2009
In a partnership spanning more than five decades, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have invested heavily in economic and social development. The IDB is prepared to meet LAC¿s growing demand for climate change support...
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Challenges and Opportunities for Water-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Elements for a Regional Agenda
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2010
This document (Cancún COP-16) represents a coordinated effort among several institutions and organizations in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to present the results of a joint reflection on the issue of water-based adaptation to climate change as part of a Regional Policy Dialog...
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Climate Change and the Caribbean: Areas of Intervention: Financing for the Caribbean Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Unit (ECC), Infrastructure and Environment Department (IN...
Alleng, Gerard - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This presentation discusses the cost of impacts of climate change on the Caribbean. The response of adaptation will need to be applied towards an integral strategy to build on disaster risk reduction best practices and climate risk management. The response of the IDB to the climate change needs...
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Diálogo Regional de Política de América Latina y el Caribe: Retos y oportunidades en adaptación al cambio climático en materia de agua: Elementos para una agenda regional Title: Re...
Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando; Aguilar, Enrique; Luco, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
El presente documento representa un esfuerzo coordinado entre varias instituciones y organizaciones de la región de América Latina y el Caribe por plasmar los resultados de una reflexión conjunta sobre el tema de la adaptación al cambio climático en la comunidad hídrica y en el marco de un...
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Integration & Trade Journal: Volume 14 : No. 30 : January-June, 2010
Mélendez-Ortiz, Ricardo; Biswas, Trineesh; Jegou, Ingrid; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
The IDB's Integration & Trade Journal includes articles on the different aspects of integration in Latin America and the Caribbean, on hemispheric integration and, furthermore, on similar processes in other parts of the world. This issue addresses the topic of climate change, and more...
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Liquid and Gaseous Fossil Fuel Power Plant Guidelines: An Approach to Reconciling the Financing of Fossil Fuel Power Plants with Climate Change Objectives
Suding, Paul Hugo; Boulet, Emmanuel; Breisinger, Milena - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The present guidelines outline the criteria for eligibility and aim to provide clear and quantitative minimum performance criteria (MPC) deemed necessary for the IDB to support fossil fuel power plant projects. In addition, they provide guidance on assessing and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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Opportunities for GHG Mitigation in Latin America: Carbon Finance and the Clean Development Mechanism
Pollan, Michael - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
This report discusses the opportunities and challenges for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Latin America. CDM is an important tool to improve the viability of many clean technology investments as it offers a number of important opportunities including increasing a project's...
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Post-Oil-Cities - Postfossile Mobilität und Energieversorgung: Klimaneutrale Städte und Regionen. Rolle der Planung
König, Michael - In: Schneller, öfter, weiter? Perspektiven der …
in Schwellenländern - dazu der drohende Klimawandel - findet bei Stadt- und Raumplanung eine verstärkte …
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Effects of electricity market regulations on the promotion of non-conventional energy sources in Colombia's power mix
Valencia, Adriana M. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 1/2, pp. 76-99
in Colombia. To this end, the article first discusses the environmental, health and financial benefits to be had from the … available energy resource potential for Colombia. The main part of the article reviews existing Colombian energy regulations … related to renewable power sources and provides insights from interviews with representatives of Colombia's public and private …
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