Energy

Yes, it is possible to finance critical infrastructure in a tight economy

Private participation in infrastructure (PPI) data for the first half of 2022 provides a mixed picture. Urgent action is needed to bolster private capital to finance resilient infrastructure with…

Imad N. Fakhoury, Fatouma Toure Ibrahima|
Climate Change, Energy, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships

Balancing opportunity and risk: Harnessing carbon markets to expand clean cooking

Clean cooking is a cost-effective measure to reduce carbon emissions and improve public health. Carbon finance is a growing source of finance for clean cooking, as it links payment to verified CO2…

Yabei zhang, Frank van der Vleuten|
Climate Change, Energy, Gender, Health, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Why the Maldives 5 MW solar project is a game changer

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Guangzhe Chen, Amit Jain, Simon Stolp|
Energy

Navigating the trade-offs of ecological, economic, and development goals to protect biodiversity

This blog highlights two studies from past World Bank's Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)-supported research that demonstrate the importance of a data-driven and evidence-based approach to…

Kerina Wang, Lauren Nicole Core, KCP Program Management Unit (KCP PMU)|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries, Forests, Governance, Transport

Energy prices fall in December; non-energy gain little—Pink Sheet

The Pink Sheet is a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements.

John Baffes, Maria Hazel Macadangdang|
Agriculture and Food, Energy, Extractive Industries, Trade
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