Carbon Prices Now Apply to Over a Fifth of Global Greenhouse Gases
Carbon pricing generated $53 billion in revenue in 2020-21, but despite progress, carbon pricing efforts are not on track to meet Paris Agreement goals, new World Bank report finds.
Transitions at the Heart of the Climate Challenge
The World Bank Group is increasing its financing to help countries address the pandemic and climate change. To clean up energy systems, it will be important to drive action on multiple fronts including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and a just transition from coal.
Spreading the Gains from Trade More Widely
Global trade has contributed to growth and poverty reduction in the past three decades, but gains from trade can be more inclusive, according to a new World Bank report, which provides new knowledge, data, and tools to make trade work better for more people.
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