Protecting the Global Environment : Initiatives by Japanese Business
this volume is the result of a cooperative effort between the world Bank Institute and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) to encourage policy discussion of the links between global environmental concerns and national development policies and progr...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1798556/protecting-global-environment-initiatives-japanese-business http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14081 |
| Summary: | this volume is the result of a
cooperative effort between the world Bank Institute and the
Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) to encourage policy
discussion of the links between global environmental
concerns and national development policies and programs. The
report is based on the premise that policymakers
traditionally have not viewed global environmental problems,
such as climate change, as collateral outcomes of their
national sustainable development agenda. Therefore, the
objective of this report is to present case studies that
demonstrate how policy reform and investments can together
produce national economic benefits while mitigating carbon
emissions associated with climate change. These examples
from Japan, which highlight the "software" aspects
of change instead of the technology (for example, the
important role of public-private sector cooperation, pricing
incentives, and community participation) will be relevant
for developing countries where the potential for these
sources of change have not been sufficiently exploited. |
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