Sentences with phrase «projects in developing countries»

The IFC is the private sector arm of the World Bank family, which provides loans to private companies for projects in developing countries.

Plantations on peatlands will no longer be supported by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a framework for industrialized countries to reduce their emissions via projects in developing countries, reports Wetlands...

Plantations on peatlands will no longer be supported by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a framework for industrialized countries to reduce their emissions via projects in developing countries, reports Wetlands International.

One of the items agreed to as part of the Copenhagen Accord at the U.N. climate summit in Denmark last December was a commitment to raise $ 30 billion from developed countries for «fast start» financing for these projects in developing countries between 2010 and 2012, with the goal of generating $ 100 billion in new capital annually by 2020.

In an initiative with pledged contributions from the United States, the UK, and Japan, the Bank will oversee $ 7 - $ 12 billion for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries.

The Clean Development Mechanism, developed under The Kyoto protocol, allowed Annex 1 countries to implement carbon offset projects in developing countries.

Land use is also becoming more prominent in discussions under the Clean Development Mechanism, a carbon offset tool that supports emissions - reduction projects in developing countries so that developed countries earn certified emission reduction credits — while continuing to pollute.

«G20 leaders may like to talk about climate, but it's clear their talk is cheap,» said Kate DeAngelis, international policy analyst at Friends of the Earth U.S. «While praising each other for investing in renewable energy at home, they bankroll billions of dollars for dirty fossil fuel projects in developing countries.

GEF supports the development of renewable energy by providing funding for renewable energy projects in developing countries.

Some $ 200 billion will be spent on clean energy projects in developing countries by 2030.

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): A Kyoto Protocol program that enables industrialized countries to finance emissions - avoiding projects in developing countries and receive credit for reductions achieved against their own emissions limitation targets.

At least half of the allowance value received by member states is directed to climate and energy programs, and an important portion is directed to support climate and energy projects in developing countries.

He was formerly a Managing Director of Climate Change Capital (2004 - 11), where roles included Head of Portfolio Management, Carbon Finance, and where he invested in low - carbon projects in developing countries on behalf of major institutional investor clients.

World carbon markets have been on the ropes over the past several years, as the global economic downturn prompted prices of EU allowances to fall 90 % from their pre-recession peak, while the value of UN-backed offsets that finance low carbon projects in developing countries became almost worthless.

Strict limits on the number of emissions permits airlines can buy from projects in developing countries in order to incentivise emissions cuts within the EU.

The CDM allows developed nations to purchase carbon offsets by investing in pollution - reducing projects in developing countries.

Yes it is bad, because the only fund that is completely dedicated to funding adaptation projects in developing countries, the Adaptation Fund, is under threat as a result.

It funds projects in developing countries that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help vulnerable communities adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.

The report, by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with support from the Italian Government, uses data collected from interviews and surveys with National Ozone Units, a special Africa workshop held in June, and UNIDO's long standing experience from more than 1,000 projects in developing countries under the Montreal Protocol regime.

This report examines the current role of climate finance in funding EE projects and the potential to channel funds to relevant EE projects in developing countries under the new Green Climate Fund (GCF).

The CDM is one of the three Flexible Mechanisms defined in the KyotoProtocol and allows emission - reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2.

(c) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)- A mechanism that allows nations with Kyoto targets to finance projects in developing countries that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Diminishing cheap projects in developing countries.

On climate finance, the IMF, in collaboration with the World Bank and others, undertook a study for the G - 20 in 2011 on the effectiveness, revenue potential, and administration of a wide range of fiscal options for mobilizing $ 100 billion for climate projects in developing countries.

Projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation («REDD») saw heightened demand in 2012, as private companies like The Walt Disney Company and clothing brand PUMA invested millions to support REDD projects in developing countries.

It specifically comments on the emerging gaps in the climate change agenda as regards AFOLU projects in developing countries.

The headline figure hides large national variations and several countries will not meet their national target without emissions trading, or credits purchased from certified emission reduction projects in developing countries under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

The fund is designed to support projects in developing countries that help them reduce emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

The technical document is based on the results of a survey conducted among 38 financial institutions, primarily from the private sector, with vast experience in financing renewable energy projects in developing countries.

CERs, also known as offsets, represent emissions reductions made by investments in clean - technology projects in developing countries.

The CDM allows emission - reduction (or emission removal) projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2.

Every year we calculate our Business's own carbon footprint and offset our emissions by helping to finance high quality projects in developing countries to achieve carbon neutrality.

Trees for the Earth is focused tree planting, agroforestry, and supporting reforestation projects in developing countries in order to help them meet their international land restoration and climate commitments.

The potential for wind projects in developing countries is growing in leaps and bounds, which will create logistics challenges.

These beautiful photos are from our projects in developing countries including Kenya, Sudan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Peru and Zimbabwe

There are already international agreements in place that provide cash in exchange for forest conservation projects in developing countries.

International bodies like the WHO / TDR and UNESCO who preferentially support research projects in developing countries are also a good source of funding for ambitious Indian scientists.

It will seek to take a share of the multi-billion dollar global market which trades emissions credits granted by the Kyoto Protocol in exchange for investment in green projects in developing countries.

Nestlé Chairman, Peter Brabeck - Letmathé, says it is extreme to suggest people have a right to water, then gave Matt Damon an award (and a Nespresso advertising contract) for setting up a website supporting water projects in developing countries (will Matt speak out on Nestlé's water policies or keep quiet and follow George Clooney's example and say he is only «trying to make a living»?).

Miranda also volunteers at Compatible Technology International providing technical assistance for food processing projects in developing countries to improve the incomes and nutrition of smallholder farmers and their families.

The challenges of setting up sourcing projects in developing countries are the subject of Sambazon; the enterprise has set up numerous agricultural projects in the Amazon to become the largest supplier of açaí berries in the world.

After all, the bank is well known for financing huge projects in developing countries that have made it an accomplice in the pollution of rivers, the burning of forests, and the strip mining of huge areas.

You probably knew then that 100 % of the money you raised would go directly to water projects in developing countries.

The great thing about Charity: Water is that 100 % of the money we raised will go directly to water projects in developing countries.

Hult Prize finalists piloted their startup projects in developing countries this past summer.

Students at Lund University can collect material for their papers or their degree projects in a developing country through the Minor Field studies programme.

Volunteering on a health project in a developing country is also valuable career preparation.

Not exact matches

Some of them, including Italy and Spain, will only be able to do so by buying credits to offset their own emissions, for example by investing in projects that reduce carbon emissions in developing countries.

The Gates Foundation has donated more than $ 36 billion, including for projects that expand access to immunizations in developing countries and provide financial services to poor communities.

And I think it remains to be seen if there is real demand for a digital equivalent of cash and what it might offer end - users relative to what will be offered by the various forms of real - time payments that are being developed in many countries through projects like the NPP.