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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Chomitz, Kenneth M.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2011.
Description:	xxxiv, 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	World Bank. World Bank. Carbon dioxide mitigation. Greenhouse gas mitigation. Energy policy -- Environmental aspects. Climatic changes -- Economic aspects. Climatic changes -- Government policy. Economic development -- Environmental aspects. Environmental policy. Carbon dioxide mitigation. Climatic changes -- Economic aspects. Climatic changes -- Government policy. Economic development -- Environmental aspects. Energy policy -- Environmental aspects. Environmental policy. Greenhouse gas mitigation.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8385121

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Other authors / contributors:	World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group. World Bank.
ISBN:	9780821386538 0821386530
Notes:	At head of title: IEG World Bank. "The report was prepared by a team led by Kenneth Chomitz, the principal author"--P. vii. Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-127).

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
Climate Context
Global Mitigation Context and the WBG
Evaluation Questions
Evaluation Framework
Evaluation Scope
2. Renewable Energy
Low-Carbon Energy Projects and Their Performance
Overcoming Barriers to On-Grid Renewable Energy
On-Grid Renewable Energy: Hydropower
Energy Access and Low-Carbon Development
Off-Grid Renewable Energy: Solar Photovoltaics
The Way Forward for Renewable Energy
3. Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency in the First Phase Evaluation
Using Financial Intermediaries to Overcome Barriers to Energy Efficiency Investments
Direct Investments in Energy Efficiency
Transmission and Distribution
Efficient Light Bulbs
The Way Forward for Energy Efficiency
4. Beyond Energy: Low-Carbon Paths in Cities and Forests
Urban Transit
Forests
5. Special Topics
Efficiency in Coal-Fired Generation
Technology Promotion and Transfer
Carbon Finance at the WBG
6. Conclusions and Recommendations
The Congruence of Mitigation and Development
A Systems View Is Essential
Recommendations
Appendixes
A. Renewable Energy Tables and Figures
B. World Bank Experience with Renewable Energy Surveys
C. Energy Efficiency: Supplementary Information
D. Lessons from Completed Transmission and Distribution Projects
E. Coal
F. Transport Tables and Figures
G. Energy Project Portfolio Databases
H. Pilot and Demonstration Projects
I. Carbon and Economic Returns of Projects
J. Recent WBG Developments in Emission Mitigation Activities
K. Evaluation Summary from Climate Change and the World Bank Group
Phase I.

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

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