In Kyoto in 1997, the U.S. government agreed that between 2008 and 2012 it would limit average annual emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to seven percent below 1990 levels. As participants in the climate policy debate consider various means by which limits on U.S. GHG emissions might be...

There is a low but uncertain probability that climate change could trigger “mega-catastrophes,†severe and at least partly irreversible adverse effects across broad regions. This paper first discusses the state of current knowledge and the defining characteristics of potential climate...

The use of economic instruments has drawn increased attention as a tool for both lessening the size of the solid waste management problem and improving upon the delivery of solid waste collection and disposal services.

Health problems due to poor air quality have been among the main environmental concerns in Mexico City, Santiago, Bogotá, Sao Paulo, Lima, Quito among other cities in the region. This study provides quantitative estimates of key air pollution concentrations, health impacts, and the monetary...

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo Regional de Política para la 3ra Reunión La Aplicación de Instrumentos Económicos para la Gestión del Agua y Residuos Sólidos celebrada el días 25 y 26 de febrero de 2003. La utilización de instrumentos...

The relatively new and still amorphous concept of "Green Growth" can be understood as a call for balancing longer-term investments in sustaining environmental wealth with nearer-term income growth to reduce poverty. We draw on a large body of economic theory available for providing insights on...

Health problems due to poor air quality have been among the main environmental concerns in Mexico City, Santiago, Bogotá, Sao Paulo, Lima, Quito among other cities in the region. This study provides quantitative estimates of key air pollution concentrations, health impacts, and the monetary...

It has been more than two decades since the widespread initiation of global energy sector reforms and restructuring. However, the empirical evidence on the microeconomic, macroeconomic and quality related performance of reforms across developing countries needs to be examined considering the...

Los documentos que se presentan en este volumen incluyen elementos que podrían servir de base para adaptar los objetivos de desarrollo del milenio a las características específicas de la región. Incluyen también un diagnóstico de avance, sugerencias sobre las prioridades de inversión y...