The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program : A Business Model for Green and Climate-Friendly Growth in Cities

The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program is an ISO-certified framework and set of comprehensive requirements to help the city to plan, implement, monitor, and account for low carbon investments and climate change mitigation actions ac...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17159559/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-low-carbon-city-development-program-business-model-green-climate-friendly-growth-cities
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spelling okr-10986-170662021-04-23T14:03:33Z The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program : A Business Model for Green and Climate-Friendly Growth in Cities World Bank BASELINE EMISSIONS BUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO CALCULATION CARBON CARBON ASSETS CARBON CREDIT CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT CARBON FINANCE CARBON OFFSET CARBON UNITS CERTIFICATION PROCESS CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH CO CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS EARTH SUMMIT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMISSION EMISSION LEVELS EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS EMISSION REDUCTION UNIT EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS SCENARIO ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FOREST FOREST ECOSYSTEMS GHG GOLD GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS IPCC JOBS LOW-CARBON MITIGATION ACTIONS OFFSET PROJECTS SCENARIOS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT URBAN FORESTRY WASTE The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program is an ISO-certified framework and set of comprehensive requirements to help the city to plan, implement, monitor, and account for low carbon investments and climate change mitigation actions across all sectors in the city over time. The Program will enable the city to plan and implement the mitigation actions needed to achieve its city-wide mitigation goals, as well as credibly and transparently demonstrate the achievement of those goals through diligent monitoring and accounting of the actions taken. This issue of Directions in Urban Development describes the context underlying the development of the Program in Rio, and the key components of such an ISO-certified program including roles and responsibilities, planning and evaluation, and the program process. 2014-02-18T19:50:00Z 2014-02-18T19:50:00Z 2012-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17159559/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-low-carbon-city-development-program-business-model-green-climate-friendly-growth-cities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17066 English en_US Directions in urban development; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil
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topic BASELINE EMISSIONS
BUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO
CALCULATION
CARBON
CARBON ASSETS
CARBON CREDIT
CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON UNITS
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
CO
CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS
CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
EARTH SUMMIT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMISSION
EMISSION LEVELS
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
EMISSION REDUCTION UNIT
EMISSION REDUCTIONS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS SCENARIO
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT
FOREST
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
GHG
GOLD
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS
IPCC
JOBS
LOW-CARBON
MITIGATION ACTIONS
OFFSET PROJECTS
SCENARIOS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
URBAN FORESTRY
WASTE
spellingShingle BASELINE EMISSIONS
BUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO
CALCULATION
CARBON
CARBON ASSETS
CARBON CREDIT
CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON UNITS
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
CO
CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS
CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
EARTH SUMMIT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMISSION
EMISSION LEVELS
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
EMISSION REDUCTION UNIT
EMISSION REDUCTIONS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS SCENARIO
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT
FOREST
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
GHG
GOLD
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS
IPCC
JOBS
LOW-CARBON
MITIGATION ACTIONS
OFFSET PROJECTS
SCENARIOS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
URBAN FORESTRY
WASTE
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The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program : A Business Model for Green and Climate-Friendly Growth in Cities
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description The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program is an ISO-certified framework and set of comprehensive requirements to help the city to plan, implement, monitor, and account for low carbon investments and climate change mitigation actions across all sectors in the city over time. The Program will enable the city to plan and implement the mitigation actions needed to achieve its city-wide mitigation goals, as well as credibly and transparently demonstrate the achievement of those goals through diligent monitoring and accounting of the actions taken. This issue of Directions in Urban Development describes the context underlying the development of the Program in Rio, and the key components of such an ISO-certified program including roles and responsibilities, planning and evaluation, and the program process.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author World Bank
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title The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program : A Business Model for Green and Climate-Friendly Growth in Cities
title_short The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program : A Business Model for Green and Climate-Friendly Growth in Cities
title_full The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program : A Business Model for Green and Climate-Friendly Growth in Cities
title_fullStr The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program : A Business Model for Green and Climate-Friendly Growth in Cities
title_full_unstemmed The Rio de Janeiro Low Carbon City Development Program : A Business Model for Green and Climate-Friendly Growth in Cities
title_sort rio de janeiro low carbon city development program : a business model for green and climate-friendly growth in cities
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17159559/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-low-carbon-city-development-program-business-model-green-climate-friendly-growth-cities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17066
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