ASTANA, January 26, 2017 – Today the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the World Bank launched a new project aimed at designing and developing Kazakhstan’s greenhouse gases (GHG) electronic...
Date: January 26, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
MARRAKECH, November 11, 2016―The World Bank and the US state of California are joining forces to support low carbon city efforts in China and other countries. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...
Date: November 11, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2016 – The World Bank Group is moving to help India deliver on its unprecedented plans to scale up solar energy, from installing solar panels on rooftops to setting up massive solar...
Date: June 30, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
With more than 170 countries signing the Paris Climate Change Agreement in April, the momentum for climate action is finally global and ambitious. While to many the climate debate may seem remote from...
Date: June 21, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Sweden has the rare distinction of having consistently curbed carbon dioxide emissions over the past two-and-a-half decades while enjoying solid growth. In so doing, it has set a model that much of the...
Date: May 16, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
It is my honor and sincere pleasure to open this workshop. I would like to welcome our distinguished speakers and participants. Emissions, and more general air pollution is currently a hot topic...
Date: January 11, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
For six months each year, the city of Can Tho in Vietnam floods – on average – twice a day. As water spills into houses and shops, business grinds to a halt and children pick their way through dangerously...
Date: December 22, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
One third of funds expected to come from Bank’s fund for the poorest countries WASHINGTON, November 24, 2015—The World Bank Group today unveiled a new plan that calls for $16 billion in funding to help...
Date: November 24, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2015— A new World Bank Group report lays out three steps countries can follow to reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases to zero and stabilize climate change: Plan for the end goal,...
Date: May 11, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Getting to zero net emissions and stabilizing climate change starts with planning for the long-term future and not stopping at short-term goals. It means getting prices right as part of a broad policy...
Date: May 11, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
A year from now, climate negotiators representing countries worldwide will be in Paris finalizing an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and begin slowing the impacts of climate...
Date: December 8, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Local communities are among a forest’s most important stewards, and giving them a voice is one of the most powerful ways to protect forests. For indigenous and forest-dependent peoples, forests mean food,...
Date: December 4, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Climate change is expensive, and dealing with it will only grow costlier the longer countries, cities, and industries delay reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The good news is that money is flowing to...
Date: November 30, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WESTERN CAPE, November 13, 2014 – In a remote part of Western Cape Province, wind power turbines tower over the fynbos at 115 meters high, standing ready to generate electricity. This is the Sere Wind...
Date: November 13, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Countries have joined thousands of scientists in reminding the world that climate change is a growing risk that is already affecting lives and livelihoods. They warn in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Synthesis...
Date: November 2, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Climate change is no longer a question of science for most global leaders – it is an economic and financial risk, and they are taking it seriously. They also see opportunities in action: elusive jobs in...
Date: October 7, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
September 23 - One year after launch, the World Bank Group’s Low Carbon Livable Cities Initiative (LC2) is moving ahead to help cities plan and finance sustainable urban growth. The Cities Climate...
Date: September 23, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Leaders from across government and business are sending a clear message to the world this week that climate change is a risk that cannot be ignored, and, importantly, that they are ready to work together...
Date: September 22, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
East Asia is on the front lines of climate change. Hundreds of millions of people in the region live in and outside cities in low-lying areas, facing increasing risks from rising seas, heat waves, droughts,...
Date: September 22, 2014
Type: Opinion
Language: English
Vancouver is thriving. Across the coastal Canadian city, jobs are being created, fueled by a cleaner, greener economy. Low-carbon development projects are underway, and there is a shift toward neighborhood...
Date: September 18, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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