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Decarbonizing Development : Smoothing the Transition and Protecting the Poor

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:	INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FUEL SUBSIDIES EMISSION ECOSYSTEM HYBRID CARS COAL MINING POLICIES CLIMATE CHANGE CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPARENCY BALANCE CARS CARBON INCOME VALUE POWER CLIMATE FORESTS EMISSIONS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL PUBLIC TRANSPORT ATMOSPHERE GAS SUBSIDY PRICE ENVIRONMENT TAX CLEANER ENERGY PRICES WEALTH EMISSION REDUCTIONS POLICY CARBON TECHNOLOGIES TRADITIONAL FUELS PILOT PROJECTS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS INSURANCE CAR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS LAND FISCAL POLICIES CO2 CARBON PRICES INVESTMENT COSTS OIL HIGHER ENERGY PRICES CLIMATE POLICIES TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT CARBON SINKS COAL MONEY FUEL LESS ELECTRIFICATION OPTIONS SOLID FUELS LOW-CARBON INVESTMENTS CLIMATE POLICY MARKETS ENERGY TAXES CLIMATE STABILIZATION POLLUTION COMPENSATION SCHEMES CARBON TAX ZERO EMISSIONS SAFETY FOSSIL FUELS SUBSIDIES PRICES APPROACH FINANCE NEGATIVE IMPACTS BENEFITS GRANTS CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES ENERGY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24470481/decarbonizing-development-smoothing-transition-protecting-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21889

Decarbonizing Development : Smoothing the Transition and Protecting the Poor

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