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Decarbonizing Development : Getting Carbon Prices and Policies Right

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 one emit more than captured or offset through carbon sinks (such as forests)...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE GREENHOUSE NO CARBON CONTENT LEAD POLICIES CLIMATE CHANGE CARBON DIOXIDE MARKET FAILURES INCOME CARBON VALUE ELECTRICITY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS GREEN INNOVATION CLIMATE DEMAND WIND ENERGY ABATEMENT FORESTS WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS REVENUES PORTFOLIO CARBON SOURCES CARBON PRICE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOSSIL FUEL COAL MINES CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY ATMOSPHERE LOW-CARBON CARBON PRICING INCENTIVES GAS PRICE MARKET GREEN TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY PRICES ABATEMENT COSTS POLICY SOLAR POWER GREENHOUSE GAS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY WIND TURBINES NATURAL GAS FISCAL POLICIES NATURAL CARBON SINKS CO2 CARBON PRICES GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE DOUBLE DIVIDEND EFFICIENT LIGHTING CLIMATE POLICIES CARBON SINKS BUILDING CODES COAL GREEN FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FUEL CARBON MARKET LESS FINANCIAL COSTS LOW-CARBON CARBON PROJECTS INVESTMENTS NET EMISSIONS MARKETS ENERGY TAXES RENEWABLE ENERGY DETECTABLE EFFECTS CARBON REVENUES REFINERIES CARBON TAX ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES ZERO EMISSIONS PRICES FINANCE NATURAL CARBON BENEFITS ENERGY EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24470474/decarbonizing-development-getting-carbon-prices-policies-right http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21888

Decarbonizing Development : Getting Carbon Prices and Policies Right

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