Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology

Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology

With an increasing share of populations dwelling in cities, urban emission reduction is gaining priority at the national level. A high share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the global footprint is ultimately attributable to urban areas; as suc...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Technical Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE ACTION
CARBON PRICING
CARBON POLICY
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
PARIS AGREEMENT
EMISSION REDUCTION TARGET
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN ENVIRONMENT
CARBON CREDITING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407921590724988396/Analytical-Report-on-Urban-Crediting-Methodology
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spelling okr-10986-338232021-05-25T09:55:37Z Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology World Bank CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE ACTION CARBON PRICING CARBON POLICY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PARIS AGREEMENT EMISSION REDUCTION TARGET URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN ENVIRONMENT CARBON CREDITING With an increasing share of populations dwelling in cities, urban emission reduction is gaining priority at the national level. A high share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the global footprint is ultimately attributable to urban areas; as such, the effect of carbon lockin further increases the need for immediate action at the urban level. City and regional policy makers are well placed to affect urban emission pathways through city-wide actions. The credits generated from an urban carbon crediting approach may be used for a range of purposes. The two key options are: (1) for use toward the unconditional or conditional targets established through nationally determined contributions (NDC); or (2) use as seed financing to drive engagement with the international investment community or private sector investors. 2020-05-29T14:51:41Z 2020-05-29T14:51:41Z 2020-05 Technical Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407921590724988396/Analytical-Report-on-Urban-Crediting-Methodology http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33823 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Jordan
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topic CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE ACTION
CARBON PRICING
CARBON POLICY
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
PARIS AGREEMENT
EMISSION REDUCTION TARGET
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN ENVIRONMENT
CARBON CREDITING
spellingShingle CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE ACTION
CARBON PRICING
CARBON POLICY
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
PARIS AGREEMENT
EMISSION REDUCTION TARGET
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN ENVIRONMENT
CARBON CREDITING
World Bank
Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology
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description With an increasing share of populations dwelling in cities, urban emission reduction is gaining priority at the national level. A high share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the global footprint is ultimately attributable to urban areas; as such, the effect of carbon lockin further increases the need for immediate action at the urban level. City and regional policy makers are well placed to affect urban emission pathways through city-wide actions. The credits generated from an urban carbon crediting approach may be used for a range of purposes. The two key options are: (1) for use toward the unconditional or conditional targets established through nationally determined contributions (NDC); or (2) use as seed financing to drive engagement with the international investment community or private sector investors.
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author World Bank
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title Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology
title_short Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology
title_full Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology
title_fullStr Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology
title_full_unstemmed Analytical Report on Urban Crediting Methodology
title_sort analytical report on urban crediting methodology
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407921590724988396/Analytical-Report-on-Urban-Crediting-Methodology
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33823
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