Reality check : lessons from 25 policies advancing a low-carbon future / World Bank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Bank, author.

Series:

Climate Change and Development Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, [2023]

Summary:

This book, 'Reality Check: Lessons from 25 Policies Advancing a Low-Carbon Future', is part of the Climate Change and Development Series published by the World Bank. It explores various policies implemented globally to promote a low-carbon future, addressing climate change through specific case studies. These studies highlight successful strategies across different countries, including efforts in reducing deforestation, implementing carbon taxes, and promoting energy efficiency. The book aims to share valuable insights and lessons learned from these policies with policymakers, academics, and the global community. It emphasizes the importance of structural change, sectoral transitions, and financial mechanisms in achieving sustainable development goals and mitigating climate change impacts. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Front Cover

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Introduction and Overview

References

2. Climate Policies: Past Trends and Insights on Implementation

Global Trends in Climate Policies across Time, Space, and Sectors

Present Insights on Climate Policy Implementation

Note

3. Decarbonization Policy Implementation: Illustrative Case Studies

Planning for a Future with Zero Net Emissions: Costa Rica

Case Study 1. Developing and Implementing a Net Zero Development Pathway in a Middle-Income Country: Costa Rica's National Decarbonization Plan

Context

Policy

Results and Impacts

Key Takeaways

Planning for a Future with Zero Net Emissions: Indonesia

Case Study 2. Reducing Deforestation in Indonesia

Planning for a Future with Zero Net Emissions: United Kingdom

Case Study 3. The United Kingdom Climate Change Act: A Climate Change Framework Law

Looking to the Future

Getting the Prices Right: Economy-wide Policies to Promote Structural Change: British Columbia

Case Study 4. Taxing Carbon for Development: Lessons from British Columbia

Getting the Prices Right: Economy-wide Policies to Promote Structural Change: China

Case Study 5. Emissions Trading Systems in China

Getting the Prices Right: Economy-wide Policies to Promote Structural Change: Egypt

Case Study 6. Energy Subsidy Reform in Egypt

Getting the Prices Right: Economy-wide Policies to Promote Structural Change: European Union.

Case Study 7. European Union: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: Japan

Technology Support Policies

Case Study 8. Industrial Energy Efficiency in Japan

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: Mexico

Case Study 9. Climate-Smart Solid Waste Management in Mexico

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: Brazil

Case Study 10. Reducing Deforestation in Brazil

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: the Sahel

Case Study 11. Improving Water Availability and Restoring Soil Fertility in the Sahel

Policies

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: Egypt

Case Study 12. Motorization Management: Fleet Renewal and Recycling Program in Egypt

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: Peru

Case Study 13. Nonmotorized Transport: Cycling Strategy and Infrastructure Plan for Lima, Peru

Results and Expected Impacts

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: South Africa

Case Study 14. Public Transport in South Africa

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: Türkiye

Case Study 15. Energy Efficiency in Türkiye's Public Buildings

Barriers

Government Response

Financing.

The Türkiye Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Project

Look ing to the Future

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: India

Demand Support Policies

Case Study 16. Solar Power in India

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: Colombia

Case Study 17. Gas Flaring in Colombia

Case Study 18. Public Transport Systems in India

Case Study 19. Green Building Market Transformation in Colombia

Opening Finance for Green Buildings

Facilitating, Enabling, and Triggering Sectoral Transitions: China

Case Study 20. Climate-Smart Agriculture in Guangdong, China

Getting the Finance Flowing: Chile

Case Study 21. E-buses in Santiago de Chile

The Experience of E-buses in Santiago

Getting the Finance Flowing: Colombia

Case Study 22. Greening Colombia's Financial System

Getting the Finance Flowing: Kenya

Case Study 23. Power Sector Reform in Kenya

Ensuring a Just Transition: South Africa

Case Study 24. Toward a Just Transition and Greener Future for South Africa's Coal Sector

Challenges and Opportunities

Ensuring a Just Transition: United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Case Study 25. Lessons from the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands

Lesson 1. Declining Employment in the Coal Sector Is Unavoidable, Driven as It Is by Multiple Factors and Not Just the Result of Environmental Policies

Lesson 2. Well-Managed Coal Transitions Have Lesser Short-Term Impacts and Can Avoid Long-Term Effects

Lesson 3. Long-Term Policy Package Approaches, Developed with Key Stakeholders, Underpin Successes

Lesson 4. Environmental Rehabilitation and Regeneration Are Key Enablers of Alternative Economic Development

Lesson 5. Nationally Coordinated Fiscal Support Plays an Important Role

Notes

Box

Box 2.1 Using Ex Ante and Ex Post Assessments to Understand Distributional Employment Effects

Figures

Figure 1.1 Total Annual Global CO2 Emissions from Energy Combustion and Industrial Processes and Their Annual Change, 1900-2021

Figure 1.2 Climate Policy Announcements, by Country Income Group and by Sector

Figure 2.1 Climate Policies Announced Globally, 1980-2020

Figure 2.2 Climate Policy Announcements, by Country Income Group

Figure 2.3 Climate Policy Announcements Globally, by Sector

Figure 2.4 Distribution of Climate Policies by Sector across Income and Regional Country Groups

Figure 2.5 Obstacles to the Low-Carbon Transition

Figure 2.6 Total Number of Formal or Legally Binding and Political or Nonbinding Climate Policies Announced, 1990-2020

Figure 2.7 Share of Global GHG Emissions Covered by Carbon Pricing and ETS Mechanisms, 1990-2022

Figure 2.8 Fossil Fuel Subsidies by Fuel over Time

Figure 2.9 Fossil Fuel Subsidies by Fuel for the Top 25 Countries in 2020

Figure 2.10 Low-Carbon Solutions by Sector: Progress Since Paris Agreement and a Look Forward to 2030.

Figure 2.11 Announcement of Policies Relating to Technology Development, Deployment, Research, and Infrastructure Investments

Figure 2.12 Demand Support Policy Announcements

Figure 2.13 Global Climate Finance, 2011-21 (US billion)

Figure 2.14 Climate Finance Flows to LICs and MICs, 2019-20 Average (US billion)

Figure 3.1 Costa Rican GHG Emissions over Time, without Decarbonization and with the NDP

Figure 3.2 Key Milestones of the UK Climate Change Act 2008

Figure 3.3 The United Kingdom's Emission Reductions and GDP Growth

Figure 3.4 CCC Mentions by UK Parliamentarians

Figure 3.5 Distributional Impacts of British Columbia's Carbon Tax

Figure 3.6 Evolution of Egypt's Energy Subsidies, FY2010-19

Figure 3.7 Energy Subsidy and Health, Education, Social Protection Expenditure in Egypt, FY2014-18

Figure 3.8 Timeline of Japan's 1979 Act on the Rational Use of Energy

Figure 3.9 Energy Intensity Index in Japan, by Industrial Subsector , 1973-2018

Figure 3.10 Total Final Consumption in Japanese Industry , by Source , 2000-18

Figure 3.11 Mexico Municipal Solid Waste Trends, 1997-2012

Figure 3.12 Deforestation in the Amazon and IBAMA Infraction Notices for Deforestation, 2003-21

Figure 3.13 Financing Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: A Ladder of Options

Figure 3.14 New Annual Energy Capacity Additions, in Gigawatts, 2015-21

Figure 3.15 Renewable Energy Investment in India, 2004-22

Figure 3.16 India's Solar Energy Expansion-Key Milestones

Figure 3.17 Flare Volume and Intensity in Colombia, 2012-21

Figure 3.18 China's Farm Gate Emissions, 2020

Figure 3.19 CO2 Intensity of Power in Kenya, 1990-2020

Figure 3.20 Electricity Suppliers in Kenya, 2020

Figure 3.21 Electricity Generation in Kenya, by Source, 1990-2020

Figure 3.22 Access to Electricity, Kenya, 1993-2018.

Figure 3.23 Breakdown of South Africa's Energy Mix.

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Other Format:

Print version: The World Bank, The World Reality Check

ISBN:

9781464819971

1464819971

OCLC:

1409028090