Toward a Low-Carbon Economy : Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Review

Renewable energy and energy efficiency projects continue to perform strongly in the World Bank Group (WBG) energy portfolio and are increasingly being mainstreamed in the WBG's energy lending. In fiscal 2007 a total of US$1,433 million supported 63 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in 32 countries. In addition to operational activities, the WBG engages in a variety of economic sector work and technical assistance focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. This work is an integral part of the WBG activities, which is valued as an important source of information and advice for policy makers and other stakeholders. In addition, these activities are an important component in the preparation of future lending activities. The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a multi-donor trust-funded global technical assistance program that has reached its 25th anniversary. This program provides policy advice on sustainable energy development to governments of developing countries and economies in transition. The carbon finance project aims at promoting investments in wind energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to contribute to the further development of the international carbon market in Mexico through the supply of emissions reductions under the clean development mechanism and to improve energy security.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Energy Study biblioteca
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	access to modern energy, air, air pollution, Alternative Energy, Alternative Energy Program, amount of emissions, approach, Basic Energy, biomass, biomass energy, biomass power, Carbon Economy, Carbon Finance, carbon market, clean energy, climate, climate change, climate risk management, co, coal, coal mine, coal mining, cogeneration, cogeneration plant, conservation, conventional electricity, distribution losses, distribution of oil, district heating, domestic renewable energy, economic growth, electricity, electricity consumption, electricity demand, electricity supply, electricity use, Emissions Reductions, energy development, Energy Efficiency, energy efficiency improvements, energy efficiency investments, energy efficiency standards, energy management, energy needs, energy policies, energy portfolio, energy price, energy security, Energy Services, energy sources, energy supply, Energy Users, environmental controls, environmental protection, Financial Commitments, forests, fossil, fossil fuels, fuel, fuel price, gas, generating capacity, generation capacity, Geothermal power, greenhouse, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, grid renewable energy, heat, heat supply, high oil prices, hydropower, Hydropower rehabilitation, improving energy efficiency, international financial institutions, investments in energy, investments in energy efficiency, Low-Carbon, oil, oil prices, pipeline, policy advice, policy makers, Portfolio, power generation, power generation capacity, power sector, promoting energy efficiency, regulatory framework, renewable electricity, Renewable Energy, renewable energy applications, renewable energy policy, renewable energy projects, renewable energy resources, renewable energy sources, renewable energy technologies, residential energy, residential use, rural electrification, scenarios, small hydropower, solar home systems, solar thermal, supply side, Sustainable Development, sustainable energy, thermal power, thermal power generation, transmission lines, utilization of energy, vehicles, Wind, wind energy, wind energy generation, Wind power, wind projects,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17148
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