Overwhelming evidence indicates that climate change, caused in large part by human activities, is already adversely impacting all people, with the very real prospect of worse to come. Nevertheless, a global treaty to curb carbon emissions remains elusive. In East Asia, all middle-income...

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Part 1 Overview; Chapter 1 The Role of the Government: Act Now on Domestic Policy and Financing; Global and Regional Context: Governments Are Taking Action, but Mobilizing Substantial Financing Is the Major Hurdle;...

There is now a strong foundation of good practice emerging from past and ongoing renewable energy (RE) projects, whether supported by the WBG or others, making it possible to develop and implement future projects faster, at lower costs, and with greater confidence in their overall...

"Presents a blueprint for transforming East Asian cities to global engines of green growth by choosing energy efficient solutions for their infrastructure needs, with case studies in Cebu City (the Philippines), Da Nang (Vietnam), and Surabaya (Indonesia) illustrating the use of sustainable...