Climate-Informed Decisions : The Capital Investment Plan as a Mechanism for Lowering Carbon Emissions

Global trajectories for reducing carbon emissions depend on the local adoption of alternatives to conventional energy sources, technologies, and urban development. Yet, decisions on which type of capital investments to make, made by local governmen...

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Main Authors:	Whittington, Jan, Lynch, Catherine
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS CARBON SOURCES ENERGY REDUCTIONS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT COST POWER PLANTS ECONOMIC GROWTH TEMPERATURE CARBON DIOXIDE FOSSIL FUELS AIR QUALITY ABSORPTION MONETARY ECONOMICS GAS TURBINES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INCOME CARBON FINANCIAL RESOURCES WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS COST‐BENEFIT ANALYSIS REVENUES PORTFOLIO EMISSION COEFFICIENTS ATMOSPHERE CARBON‐INTENSITY ENERGY DATA MODELS GAS GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON ABATEMENT MARGINAL ABATEMENT SOLAR RADIATION GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTIONS AIR GREENHOUSE GAS CLIMATE‐PROTECTION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION INVENTORIES RADIATION ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION CARBON FOOTPRINT FISCAL POLICIES CO2 POWER GENERATION EMISSION FACTOR EFFICIENCY GAINS ENERGY SOURCES ACCESS TO FINANCING WATER TREATMENT CAPACITY GHG CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE‐GAS MARKETS CARBON‐EMISSIONS CARBON ECONOMY CARBON EMISSIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CARBON SINK GAS EMISSIONS FUELS ABATEMENT COST FINANCE GREENHOUSE GASES LAND USE INVESTMENT DECISIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION EMISSION GREENHOUSE CONSUMPTION ENERGY SECURITY ECOSYSTEM TAX CREDIT LEAD GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT METHANE GAS CARBON EQUIVALENT POLICIES IPCC GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS VALUE RESOURCE ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY WIND POWER CLIMATE EMISSION TARGETS DEMAND ABATEMENT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOREST SERVICE CARBON SUPPLY CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION EMISSION FACTORS SINK FOREST CATALYSTS CLIMATE PROTECTION MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST GLOBAL EMISSIONS ENERGY USE MARKET ECONOMIC THEORY ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS POLICY EMISSIONS INVENTORIES GAS EMISSION GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY DEMAND CARBON REDUCTIONS NATURAL GAS CAPITAL COST OPERATIONAL RESEARCH COMBUSTION ENERGY‐EFFICIENCY COAL FINANCIAL MARKETS ALLOCATION SUPPLY GAS‐EMISSIONS CARBON INVENTORIES LESS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT METHANE GREENHOUSE‐GAS‐EMISSIONS WIND TURBINES RENEWABLE‐ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY GASES CAPITAL COSTS BENEFITS ENERGY
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Climate-Informed Decisions : The Capital Investment Plan as a Mechanism for Lowering Carbon Emissions

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