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Decarbonizing development: three steps to a zero-carbon future [1]

Getting to zero net emissions and stabilizing climate change starts with planning for the long-term future and not stopping at short-term goals. It means getting prices right as part of a broad policy package that can trigger changes in both investments and behaviors, and it requires smoothing the transition for those most affected. A new World Bank report walks policymakers through those three steps with data, examples and policy advice to help put countries on a path to decarbonizing their development in a smooth and orderly way. The solutions exist, and they are affordable – if governments take action today, the report says. It warns, however, that costs will rise for the next generation the longer action is delayed. Data from the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report suggests that waiting just 15 more years and taking no action until 2030 would increase costs by an average of 50 percent through 2050 to keep temperatures from rising less than 2°C.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2015
Marianne Fay [2], Stephane Hallegatte [3], Adrien Vogt-Schilb [4], & et al [5]
The World Bank [6]
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide [7], Low Carbon Economy [8], Climate Change [9], Carbon Tax [10], Fossil Fuels [11], Subsidies [12], Electricity [13], Renewable Energy [14], India [15], Global [16], Energy Efficiency [17]

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