Topic: energy

How much land area does CCS require? It depends on the site.

Despite the increase in sustainable energy initiatives by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), a limited number of loans financed by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) consistently support sustainable energy investments in developing countries.

Multilateral Development Banks can play a leading role in promoting more sustainable energy options.

This report reviews loans provided by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to developing countries for electricity policy from 2006–2008. It examines those policies, regulations, and institutional capacities in the electricity sector that will direct both public and private investment in sustainable energy options.

WRI’s Davida Wood answers questions on the current situation in Kyrgyzstan and its link to electricity governance.

This report presents a framework to assess risks associated with energy security, water scarcity, and climate change for the real estate sector in Southeast Asia. It also discusses financial opportunities in the region’s growing green building market.

This report presents a framework for investors and analysts to assess the risk of impacts from water-related issues, including growing water scarcity and declining water quality, on thermal and hydroelectric power generation plants.

WRI mapped water scarcity data with plant locations for the largest publicly listed power generation companies in Southeast Asia.

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South Africa’s plans for a new coal power plant bring up difficult decisions for the World Bank.

Despite projections, many financial analysts ignore the risks and opportunities associated with environmental trends. ENVEST seeks to change this.

WHAT: For the seventh straight year, Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues to watch this year.

This working paper maps out the structure and value chains of the wind power industry, analyzes its increasing globalization via cross-border trade and investment flows, and formulates recommendations for policymakers for the design of investment and trade policies to help realize wind energy’s potential.

China’s recent statements and policy initiatives demonstrate growing concerns about energy security, pollution and the ability to sustain long-term economic strategies for reducing poverty.

Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) and Underground Capacity

NEWS RELEASE: Development Banks Must Embrace a Sustainable Future

The World Bank, MDBs, and Low Carbon Development

Investing in Sustainable Energy Futures: Multilateral Development Banks' Investments in Energy Policy

Electricity Plays Key Role in Kyrgyzstan Uprising

Surveying Risk, Building Opportunity: Financial Impacts of Energy, Water and Climate Risks on Real Estate in Asia

Over Heating: Financial Risks from Water Constraints on Power Generation in Asia

Thermal Power and Hydropower Plant Locations and Water Stress Level

Testimony Before The U.S.-China Economic Security & Review Commission: Green Energy Policy In China

Q&A on China's Carbon Intensity Target

The World Bank Eskom Support Program

Adding Environmental Risk to the Financial Equation

WRI’s Jonathan Lash to Brief Journalists on Environmental “Stories to Watch” for 2010

It Should Be A Breeze: Harnessing the Potential of Open Trade and Investment Flows in the Wind Energy Industry

Fact Sheet: Energy and Climate Policy Action in China (Update)

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