Financing Landfill Gas Projects in Developing Countries

Landfill gas (LFG) management can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the overall safe operation of a landfill, sometimes simultaneously generating revenue. However, financing these systems can be a challenge, particularly in low-resource settings. Recognizing that landfill emis...

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Main Authors:	Markgraf, Claire, Kaza, Silpa
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	HAZARDOUS WASTE GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS CARBON OFFSETS REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE POWER PLANTS POLYETHYLENE COMPOSTING GAS WELLS CARBON DIOXIDE AIR QUALITY CALCULATION GAS TURBINES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS DISTRICT HEATING FLUORINE CARBON GREENHOUSE GASSES LANDFILL OPERATIONS WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS IMPACTS LANDFILL GAS CLIMATES EMISSIONS ENERGY_SOURCES METHANE EMISSIONS PLASTICS CARBON MARKETS BIOGAS ATMOSPHERE INCENTIVES RENEWABLE ENERGY’ SOURCES EMISSION REDUCTION GHGS NUTRIENTS GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION OPEN DUMPS RENEWABLE_ENERGY_SOURCES EMISSION REDUCTIONS AIR GREENHOUSE GAS PH RAINWATER CLEAN AIR RADIATION ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TOXIC SUBSTANCES STEAM TURBINE OXYGEN BOILERS BIOMASS LANDFILLS CARBON FOOTPRINT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES EXPLOSIVE CO2 WATER VAPOR ENERGY SOURCES RETROFITTING CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMS CAPACITY GHG REGIONAL CARBON GOLD GAS PROJECT CALORIFIC VALUE EMISSION REGULATIONS GAS PRODUCTION CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS GLOBAL WARMING REGIONAL CARBON MARKETS CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE NITROGEN OXIDE METABOLISM DUMPS HYDROGEN SULFIDE GRID CONNECTION INTERNATIONAL CARBON MARKETS CH4 ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GASES GAS EMISSIONS ENERGY POLICY INCINERATION HYDROGEN CARBON FINANCE FUELS UNEP LANDFILL EMISSIONS REDUCTION GREENHOUSE GASES CARBON EMISSIONS LAND USE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS RENEWABLE_ENERGY GREENHOUSE EMISSION EMISSIONS ESTIMATES LEAD ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS METHANE GAS CHEMICALS IPCC CLIMATE CHANGE METHANE PRODUCTION ORGANIC WASTE CARBON CREDITS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY LESS POTENT GREENHOUSE GAS ELECTRICITY GAS FLARING GAS SUPPLY CLIMATE DEFORESTATION CORROSION COLORS ELECTRICITY GENERATION FOSSIL FUEL NITROUS OXIDE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION GAS ENGINES CARBON MONOXIDE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CARBON OFFSET ENERGY’ SOURCES GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ENERGY PRODUCTION SOLAR POWER GAS EMISSION ENERGY EFFICIENCY MOISTURE CONTENT CARBON REDUCTIONS NATURAL GAS BIOMASS ENERGY COMBUSTION GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE NITROGEN OPEN BURNING COAL FUEL TYPE CARBON MARKET LESS SANITARY LANDFILLS LOW-CARBON CHLORINE METHANE SILVER ANAEROBIC DIGESTION RENEWABLE ENERGY LANDFILL MANAGEMENT EMISSIONS FROM LANDFILLS GASES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION LANDFILL METHANE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE CARBON EMISSION PRICES BENEFITS ENERGY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/591471490358551160/Financing-landfill-gas-projects-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26302