Energy

Climate action can accelerate growth by helping Kazakhstan shift to a more diversified and inclusive economy

The World Bank Group has launched today a Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Kazakhstan, the most recent of a new core diagnostic that integrates climate change and development…

Sandeep Kohli, Daniel Besley|
Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries

The Resilience Imperative: For South Asia, strengthening resilience to climate change has never been more critical

As my World Bank Group colleagues and I prepare for COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, we know that climate change is a serious risk multiplier that hinders sustainable and inclusive development across…

Martin Raiser|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment, Poverty

Could better designed electricity markets help drive decarbonization?

While electricity markets around the world have been in the center of the public eye due to persistently high prices, this blog wonders if such markets could be a powerful ally to decarbonization…

Debabrata Chattopadhyay, Adam Suski|
Climate Change, Competitiveness, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries

Inspiring future female leaders of Bangladesh's energy sector

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Pranav Vaidya, Tanuja Bhattacharjee, Iris Weges|
Energy, Gender, Jobs & Development, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

The Commodity Markets Outlook in nine charts

The nine charts in this Commodity Markets Outlook highlight commodity price developments with a focus on oil prices, natural gas purchases, fertilizer affordability, food prices, and precious…

John Baffes, Peter Nagle|
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Energy, Extractive Industries, Financial Sector, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Trade
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