Market-based mechanisms (MBMs) are increasingly common policy tools that create incentives for managing greenhouse gases (GHGs) cost-effectively and can be used to satisfy broader economic and... read more
Policies and Plans
Designing NAMAs to Catalyze Bankable Low-Carbon Investments
This policy brief looks at the mechanisms to develop NAMAs in the form of policy and financial frameworks that make low-carbon projects bankable. This entails combining policy reforms and... read more
Policy Instruments for Low Emission Development
View the lecture here. This lecture is part of the "Turn Down the Heat: From Climate Science to Action" series presented by the World Bank Group. About the course Each part of the world faces... read more
Introducing the Inventory Project Progress Indicator (IPPI) Tool
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THE IRADe Activity Analysis Model and its Contributions to Low-Carbon Growth Planning in India
This case study, developed jointly by the Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), an Indian research institute, and the Asia LEDS Partnership, shows how one unique tool, the IRADe... read more
SWITCH-Asia Magazine: Linking poverty reduction with green growth through SCP
With poverty reduction being the overall objective of the SWITCH-Asia Programme, and 2015 being the European Year of Development, in this second issue of the SWITCH-Asia Magazine the SWITCH-Asia... read more
The Asia-Pacfic Integrated Model (AIM) & policy making for low- carbon growth in Asia: a case study of Thailand
MANY COUNTRIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION – including China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam – have voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies and initiatives... read more
Webinar: Overcoming the challenges of INDC preparation: Experiences and lessons learned
This webinar aims at enabling knowledge sharing, peer-to-peer learning and identification of good practices for Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) preparation through analysis of... read more
Decoding INDCs: A Guide for Understanding Country Commitments
The World Resources Institute developed “Decoding INDCs: A Guide for Understanding Country Commitments” offering a short framework to aide understanding of key elements of the... read more
How are INDCs and NAMAs Linked?
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