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MacCracken, Michael C. - 2009

"Global climate change is occurring at an accelerating pace, and the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are forcing climate change continue to increase. Given the present pace of international actions, it seems unlikely that atmospheric composition can be stabilized at a level that will...

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Brazil Low Carbon Case Study : Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry

World Bank - 2013

This report presents the partial results related to land use, land-use change and the forestry sector from a larger multisectoral low-carbon study for Brazil. Since the 1992 Kyoto Accord, Brazil has been committed to reducing its carbon emissions. The overall aim of this study was to support...

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Upstream Reduction of Solid Waste Generation : Implications on Dioxin and Furan Emission

World Bank - 2013

Environmental Resources Management-PR, Inc presents this report entitled 'upstream reduction of solid waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan emissions' as part of the project phase two study upstream reduction of solid waste generation and its implications on dioxin and furan...

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Clean Air and Cool Planet, Volume II : Integrated Air Quality Management and Greenhouse Gas Reduction for Almaty and Nur-Sultan

World Bank - 2022

provided the first national-level approximation of primary sources of air pollution in Kazakhstan. This city-level study … level, the study developed two new extensions to the Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS … time. The report delivers evidence of the main causes of premature deaths from air pollution in Almaty and Nur-Sultan and …

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Sustainability of Transport Projects : Toolkit

World Bank - 2012

This report is the output of the finalize toolkit phase (phase three) for the project sustainability toolkit for transport projects. The overall objective, as defined in the terms of reference, is 'to make development projects more sustainable by reducing the risk of failure of projects...

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Climate change and the World Bank Group : phase II, the challenge of low-carbon development

Chomitz, Kenneth M. - 2011

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Defining Results-Based Climate Finance, Voluntary Carbon Markets and Compliance Carbon Markets

World Bank - 2022

Under the Kyoto Protocol, compliance carbon markets (CCM) were primarily in the form of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI). In 2015, the Paris Agreement introduced a new bottom-up approach to address climate change. Under the Paris Agreement, Parties set...

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Spearheading Vietnam's Green Agricultural Transformation : Moving to Low-Carbon Rice

World Bank - 2022

This report focuses on promoting low-carbon rice production systems in Vietnam. There are many sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the agricultural sector in Vietnam, including along value chains and within the whole agri-food context. However, because rice production is so...

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Romania Climate Change and Low Carbon Green Growth Program

World Bank - 2013

This report has been prepared by the World Bank for the Government of Romania as an output of the World Bank advisory services program on climate change and low-carbon green growth in Romania. In response to the request, the World Bank quickly mobilized a team of sectoral and climate change (CC)...

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Report on the Simulation of Low Carbon Green Growth Policies, including the Results of Impact Assessment and Final Policy Recommendations

World Bank - 2015

This assessment presents a synthesis of analysis to contribute to the definition of a lower carbon and greener growth path for Romania to 2050. The objective of Romania's green growth path is to implement mitigation actions and undertake needed adaptation while preserving growth and employment....

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