The agreement reached by 196 countries at Paris to collectively work to limit the growth of global average temperatures to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is a landmark…
City landscape, Tianjin, China. Photo: Yang Aijun / World Bank More than 180 countries have submitted their intended national climate plans to get on a low-carbon development pathway ahead of…
The 2014/15 oil price collapse may actually provide an opportunity for the Gulf region to focus on “green” economic thinking and on maximizing energy productivity overall. Given their large…
और इन भाषाओं में: English | Español | Français | العربية | 中文 An Indian woman cooking. Photo credit: Romana Manpreet and Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves यह एक सच्चाई है: लकड़ी, चारकोल, कोयले…
Really – let’s. It’s a fact: Indoor air pollution from cooking with solid fuels including wood, charcoal, coal, animal dung, and crop waste in open fires and traditional stoves is the fourth…
We are currently witnessing shifts in major industries as a result of rapid technological innovation and industry interconnectivity. The amalgamation between transport and software, for example,…
container ship in Panama canal Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wirralwater/ A few months ago, I had a chance to visit the Panama…
. World Bank Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa, Shanta Devarajan discusses potential economic scenarios for the region.
China – the world largest emitter of greenhouse gases – is implementing a national carbon market in 2017 During his visit to Washington last week, China’s President Xi Jinping confirmed that the…
One question that often arises when I meet colleagues who work on climate change is how the energy sector in the Middle East will adapt to a carbon-constrained world. In May 2015, my inbox was…