Posts Tagged ‘ Developing Countries ’

Poverty, Growth and the Demand for Energy

4 October 2011

Most future growth in energy use is forecast to come from the developing world. Understanding the likely pace and specific location of this growth is essential to inform decisions about energy infrastructure investments and to improve greenhouse gas emissions forecasts


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Embodied Carbon Tariffs

29 September 2011

In a world where the prospects of a global agreement to control greenhouse gas emissions are bleak, the idea of using trade policy as an implicit regulation of foreign emission sources has gained many supporters in countries contemplating unilateral climate policies...


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Domestic Emission Trading Systems in Developing Countries

27 September 2011

In this working paper, six developing countries with possible domestic ETS are analysed : Brazil, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and South Korea.


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Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change

21 June 2011

This WRI's report makes the business case for private sector adaptation to climate change in ways that build the resilience of vulnerable communities in developing countries


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Measuring the benefits of increased electricity access in developing countries

7 April 2011
The objective of this ESMAP's paper is to shed some light on the benefits of improved access to electricity supply, specifically the benefits referred to as, 'consumer's surplus', which is the difference between what customers are willing to pay for the utilities associated with electricity access and the price that they actually pay.
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Urban transport in the Developing World

6 April 2011
The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development
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The Transition to a Green Economy

17 March 2011
Les pays en développement craignent d'être dupés par l'économie verte, rapport PNUE/UCED
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Energy+ : Opportunities, Challenges and Options

17 March 2011
This study was prepared at the request of the Government of Norway (GoN) to support its new climate finance initiative, Energy+. The purpose of that new endeavor is to expand use of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures to increase energy access in the least developed countries and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in...
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Measuring the Benefits of Increased Electricity Access in Developing Countries

8 March 2011
"The study says, benefits of electrification programs in most developing countries comes from savings made by households when they switch to cheap, clean, safe and reliable electricity for lighting, entertainment and cooking instead of using expensive batteries, candles and kerosene..."
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Renewable energy 2010

8 February 2011
Countries cannot develop without widespread access to reliable and affordable electricity. In the face of rising concern over global climate change, the challenge is how to source this energy sustainably...
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German Climate Finance Put to the Test

17 January 2011
An assessment of German financial support for climate-related activities in developing countries from a development policy perspective.
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