Decarbonizing Development : Smoothing the Transition and Protecting the Poor / World Bank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Bank, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon dioxide mitigation.

Climate change mitigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Decarbonizing Development

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2015.

Summary:

Stabilizing climate change entails bringing net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to zero. CO2 stays in the atmosphere for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As long as one emit more than captured or offset through carbon sinks (such as forests), concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere will keep rising, and the climate will keep warming. Countries can follow three principles in their efforts to create a zero-carbon future: (a) planning ahead for a future with zero emissions, (b) getting carbon prices and policies right, and (c) smoothing the transition and protecting the poor. In this context, the report presents managing the political economy of reform without getting captured by vested interests; and ensuring poor people benefit from the reform.

Notes:

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Publisher Number:

10.1596/21889