Decarbonizing Development

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 we emit more than we capture 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-05-11
Subjects:	WASTE, PUBLIC TRANSIT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, CARBON DIOXIDE, SUBWAY, FORESTRY SECTOR, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, CARBON, INCOME, EMISSION TARGET, VEHICLES, ACTIVITIES, GREENHOUSE GASSES, GENERATION, EMISSIONS, ATMOSPHERE, EMISSION REDUCTION, GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS, GAS, TRAFFIC, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, ACIDIFICATION, AIR, GREENHOUSE GAS, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, BIOMASS, CARBON FOOTPRINT, CO2, ENERGY BUILDINGS, TRANSPORT, CARBON CAPTURE, POWER SECTOR, PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS, SMALL HYDROPOWER, ELECTRIFICATION, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, OPTIONS, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, POLLUTION, FORESTRY, GAS EMISSIONS, ROUTE, ENERGY EXPENDITURES, ABATEMENT COST, CARBON EMISSIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND USE, BUS, EMISSION, GREENHOUSE, ECOSYSTEM, CONGESTION, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSIT, HEAT, CLIMATE CHANGE, POLICIES, CARS, POWER, ELECTRICITY, CEMENT, DEFORESTATION, CLIMATE, TRAINS, ABATEMENT, FORESTS, HYDROPOWER, BIO- ENERGY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, FOSSIL FUEL, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, TRAM, ENERGY BILLS, CO, EMISSION-REDUCTION, SOLAR POWER, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, HYBRID VEHICLES, SPRAWL, LAND, CARBON PRICES, COMBUSTION, CARBON INTENSITY, CARBON SINKS, COAL, NUCLEAR POWER, FUEL, LESS, LOW-CARBON, INVESTMENTS, CARBON NEUTRALITY, RENEWABLE SOURCES, CLIMATE POLICY, TRANSIT SYSTEMS, REFINERIES, ZERO EMISSIONS, URBAN SPRAWL, REDUCED CO2, FOSSIL, PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER, APPROACH, PRICES, BENEFITS, HEAT PUMPS, WINDMILLS, ENERGY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24470473/decarbonizing-development-planning-ahead-future-zero-emissions https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21887
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