Remarks at Thomson Reuters Newsmaker Event, London, U.K., June 19, 2013

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses climate change as being a fundamental threat to economic development and the fight against poverty. He releases the new climate change report “Climate Extremes: Regional Impacts and the Case for Resilience” which talks about the challenges we’d be facing if the global temperature rose by two degrees Celsius. He talks about developing tools that help countries better assess and adapt to climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions tracking, helping countries become more energy-efficient, and advising them on building more climate-resilient infrastructure. He speaks about working with partners on building low-carbon climate-resilient cities, transforming the way to maximize productivity and resilience and doubling global renewable energy and efficiency. In conclusion, he says that the world needs to find innovative ways to set an appropriate price on carbon and roll back fossil fuel subsidies. He fielded questions on the U.N. climate policy process, corruption in lending to Africa, the role of China in slowing emissions, the role of bilateral agreements, getting youth involved, energy efficiency in the United States, and barriers to investment in low carbon industries.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Kim, Jim Yong
Format:	Speech biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2013-06-19
Subjects:	JOBS, COMMUNITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, BIRDS, TEMPERATURE, CARBON DIOXIDE, PRICE OF ELECTRICITY, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CARBON, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, VEHICLES, STORMS, GENERATION, INTEREST RATE, WIND, DEEP OCEAN, INFORMATION, EMISSIONS, GLOBAL CARBON MARKET, COAL PLANTS, POWER PROJECT, GAS, SYSTEM, PRICE, CLEANER, AIR, GREENHOUSE GAS, EXTREME WEATHER, SOLAR PANEL, CARBON FOOTPRINT, CO2, POWER GENERATION, CAPACITY, KILOWATT HOUR, GLOBAL WARMING, WATER, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, MARKETS, SEA LEVEL RISE, CARBON ECONOMY, POLLUTION, CYCLONES, GAS EMISSIONS, FINANCE, ELECTRICAL CAPACITY, CLEAN COAL, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENTISTS, MARKET ECONOMY, TECHNOLOGY, GREENHOUSE, LEAD, HEAT, CLIMATE CHANGE, POLICIES, SCIENCE, DROUGHT, BALANCE, BLACK CARBON, BASIC, CARBON TRADING, GEOTHERMAL POWER, VALUE, COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, POWER, ELECTRICITY, CLIMATE, EL NINO, WIND ENERGY, SYSTEMS, POLLUTANTS, FOSSIL FUEL, CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH, CO, CLIMATE IMPACT, MARKET, GLOBAL TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE FORECAST, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INSURANCE, NATURAL GAS, LAKES, SCIENTISTS, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, HURRICANE, INVESTMENT, EXTREME POVERTY, RENEWABLE ENERGIES, COAL, TROPICAL CYCLONES, CLIMATE EXTREMES, FUEL, TEMPERATURES, CARBON MARKET, RAIN, LESS, LOW-CARBON, BOTTOM LINE, INVESTMENTS, METHANE, NEW TECHNOLOGY, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, ACIDITY, CORAL REEFS, TECHNOLOGIES, GLOBAL TEMPERATURES, ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, ACID, FOSSIL, PRICES, BENEFITS, ENERGY, ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25865771/reuters-newsmaker-event-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24348
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