Financing Landfill Gas Projects in Developing Countries

Landfill gas (LFG) management can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the overall safe operation of a landfill, sometimes simultaneously generating revenue. However, financing these systems can be a challenge, particularly in low-resource settings. Recognizing that landfill emis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Markgraf, Claire, Kaza, Silpa
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
GAS
AIR
PH
CO2
GHG
CH4
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/591471490358551160/Financing-landfill-gas-projects-in-developing-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26302
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Summary:Landfill gas (LFG) management can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the overall safe operation of a landfill, sometimes simultaneously generating revenue. However, financing these systems can be a challenge, particularly in low-resource settings. Recognizing that landfill emissions are expected to rise into the foreseeable future, this report outlines a variety of ways that city governments, private landfill owners, or other project developers finance LFG management systems that mitigate these emissions. It is intended to offer policy-makers and practitioners an overview of financing models that have been used around the world and insights from existing projects, including key enabling conditions and risk mitigation strategies.