Sending a Signal from Paris : Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, focuses on economic policy as the key to mobilizing a coordinated global response to climate change. He talks about the need to confront climate change, without which there will be no hope of ending poverty or bo...

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Main Author:	Kim, Jim Yong
Format:	Speech
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	JOBS FUEL SUBSIDIES PUBLIC TRANSIT FINANCIAL INNOVATION POWER PLANTS LIVABLE CITIES AIR QUALITY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON STORMS GREENHOUSE GASSES DISCOUNT RATE WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS REVENUES CARBON MARKETS PORTFOLIO ATMOSPHERE JOURNEY EMISSION REDUCTION GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS PRICE TAX GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CLEANER AIR GREENHOUSE GAS DRIVERS CARBON FOOTPRINT COSTS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS EFFICIENCY GAINS ECONOMIC BENEFITS TRANSPORT CARBON CAPTURE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLAR POWER PLANTS CAPACITY TRANSPORT PLANNING CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS RAINFALL FINANCIAL FLOWS POLLUTION FORESTRY INNOVATIVE FINANCING GAS EMISSIONS INSURANCE COVERAGE SUBSIDIES CLEAN TRANSPORT FINANCE TRANSIT INVESTMENTS CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES LAND USE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS PUBLIC TRANSIT INVESTMENTS EMISSION GREENHOUSE DRIVING TRAVEL TAX RATE TRANSIT HEAT CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES FINANCIAL CRISIS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES POWER ELECTRICITY WIND POWER CLIMATE DEFORESTATION DEMAND EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE POLLUTANTS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL FOREST SIGNALS ENVIRONMENT MARKET ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PORTFOLIO POLICY SOLAR POWER TAX REVENUE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS INSURANCE LAND EMISSIONS TARGETS EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION INVESTMENT FUEL CARBON MARKET INVESTMENTS CARBON NEUTRALITY RENEWABLE ENERGY CARBON TAX SAFETY CARBONIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL NATURAL HAZARDS PRICES BENEFITS POWER PLANT ENERGY
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spelling	okr-10986-243112021-04-23T14:04:21Z Sending a Signal from Paris : Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions Kim, Jim Yong JOBS FUEL SUBSIDIES PUBLIC TRANSIT FINANCIAL INNOVATION POWER PLANTS LIVABLE CITIES AIR QUALITY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON STORMS GREENHOUSE GASSES DISCOUNT RATE WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS REVENUES CARBON MARKETS PORTFOLIO ATMOSPHERE JOURNEY EMISSION REDUCTION GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS PRICE TAX GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CLEANER AIR GREENHOUSE GAS DRIVERS CARBON FOOTPRINT COSTS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS EFFICIENCY GAINS ECONOMIC BENEFITS TRANSPORT CARBON CAPTURE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLAR POWER PLANTS CAPACITY TRANSPORT PLANNING CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS RAINFALL FINANCIAL FLOWS POLLUTION FORESTRY INNOVATIVE FINANCING GAS EMISSIONS INSURANCE COVERAGE SUBSIDIES CLEAN TRANSPORT FINANCE TRANSIT INVESTMENTS CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES LAND USE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS PUBLIC TRANSIT INVESTMENTS EMISSION GREENHOUSE DRIVING TRAVEL TAX RATE TRANSIT HEAT CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES FINANCIAL CRISIS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES POWER ELECTRICITY WIND POWER CLIMATE DEFORESTATION DEMAND EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE POLLUTANTS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL FOREST SIGNALS ENVIRONMENT MARKET ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PORTFOLIO POLICY SOLAR POWER TAX REVENUE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS INSURANCE LAND EMISSIONS TARGETS EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION INVESTMENT FUEL CARBON MARKET INVESTMENTS CARBON NEUTRALITY RENEWABLE ENERGY CARBON TAX SAFETY CARBONIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL NATURAL HAZARDS PRICES BENEFITS POWER PLANT ENERGY Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, focuses on economic policy as the key to mobilizing a coordinated global response to climate change. He talks about the need to confront climate change, without which there will be no hope of ending poverty or boosting shared prosperity. He adds that the longer the delay in tackling climate change, the higher the cost will be to do the right thing for our planet and our children. He affirms that from the Paris meeting we will make the rallying cry for effective management of local, national and global economies to fight climate change. The Paris agreement needs to speak as loudly of economic transformation as it does of pollution or carbon emissions targets. Carbon pricing that can raise revenues and can be used to generate more economic and social benefits. Specific efforts are needed to scale up renewable energy and develop carbon capture and sequestration technology, at a pace that will allow us to reach carbon neutrality by the end of the century. He concludes by saying that he will drive the World Bank Group and all its capabilities--financial, technical, and human--to support this development transition toward the goal of preserving our planet for all future generations. 2016-05-20T20:53:32Z 2016-05-20T20:53:32Z 2014-12-08 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25876398/speech-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-sending-signal-paris-transforming-economy-achieve-zero-net-emissions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24311 English en_US Speech at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., December 8, 2014; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech
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topic	JOBS FUEL SUBSIDIES PUBLIC TRANSIT FINANCIAL INNOVATION POWER PLANTS LIVABLE CITIES AIR QUALITY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON STORMS GREENHOUSE GASSES DISCOUNT RATE WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS REVENUES CARBON MARKETS PORTFOLIO ATMOSPHERE JOURNEY EMISSION REDUCTION GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS PRICE TAX GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CLEANER AIR GREENHOUSE GAS DRIVERS CARBON FOOTPRINT COSTS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS EFFICIENCY GAINS ECONOMIC BENEFITS TRANSPORT CARBON CAPTURE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLAR POWER PLANTS CAPACITY TRANSPORT PLANNING CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS RAINFALL FINANCIAL FLOWS POLLUTION FORESTRY INNOVATIVE FINANCING GAS EMISSIONS INSURANCE COVERAGE SUBSIDIES CLEAN TRANSPORT FINANCE TRANSIT INVESTMENTS CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES LAND USE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS PUBLIC TRANSIT INVESTMENTS EMISSION GREENHOUSE DRIVING TRAVEL TAX RATE TRANSIT HEAT CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES FINANCIAL CRISIS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES POWER ELECTRICITY WIND POWER CLIMATE DEFORESTATION DEMAND EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE POLLUTANTS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL FOREST SIGNALS ENVIRONMENT MARKET ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PORTFOLIO POLICY SOLAR POWER TAX REVENUE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS INSURANCE LAND EMISSIONS TARGETS EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION INVESTMENT FUEL CARBON MARKET INVESTMENTS CARBON NEUTRALITY RENEWABLE ENERGY CARBON TAX SAFETY CARBONIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL NATURAL HAZARDS PRICES BENEFITS POWER PLANT ENERGY
spellingShingle	JOBS FUEL SUBSIDIES PUBLIC TRANSIT FINANCIAL INNOVATION POWER PLANTS LIVABLE CITIES AIR QUALITY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON STORMS GREENHOUSE GASSES DISCOUNT RATE WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS REVENUES CARBON MARKETS PORTFOLIO ATMOSPHERE JOURNEY EMISSION REDUCTION GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS PRICE TAX GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CLEANER AIR GREENHOUSE GAS DRIVERS CARBON FOOTPRINT COSTS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS EFFICIENCY GAINS ECONOMIC BENEFITS TRANSPORT CARBON CAPTURE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLAR POWER PLANTS CAPACITY TRANSPORT PLANNING CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS RAINFALL FINANCIAL FLOWS POLLUTION FORESTRY INNOVATIVE FINANCING GAS EMISSIONS INSURANCE COVERAGE SUBSIDIES CLEAN TRANSPORT FINANCE TRANSIT INVESTMENTS CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES LAND USE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS PUBLIC TRANSIT INVESTMENTS EMISSION GREENHOUSE DRIVING TRAVEL TAX RATE TRANSIT HEAT CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES FINANCIAL CRISIS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES POWER ELECTRICITY WIND POWER CLIMATE DEFORESTATION DEMAND EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE POLLUTANTS CARBON PRICE FOSSIL FUEL FOREST SIGNALS ENVIRONMENT MARKET ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PORTFOLIO POLICY SOLAR POWER TAX REVENUE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS INSURANCE LAND EMISSIONS TARGETS EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION INVESTMENT FUEL CARBON MARKET INVESTMENTS CARBON NEUTRALITY RENEWABLE ENERGY CARBON TAX SAFETY CARBONIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL NATURAL HAZARDS PRICES BENEFITS POWER PLANT ENERGY Kim, Jim Yong Sending a Signal from Paris : Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions
relation	Speech at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., December 8, 2014;
description	Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, focuses on economic policy as the key to mobilizing a coordinated global response to climate change. He talks about the need to confront climate change, without which there will be no hope of ending poverty or boosting shared prosperity. He adds that the longer the delay in tackling climate change, the higher the cost will be to do the right thing for our planet and our children. He affirms that from the Paris meeting we will make the rallying cry for effective management of local, national and global economies to fight climate change. The Paris agreement needs to speak as loudly of economic transformation as it does of pollution or carbon emissions targets. Carbon pricing that can raise revenues and can be used to generate more economic and social benefits. Specific efforts are needed to scale up renewable energy and develop carbon capture and sequestration technology, at a pace that will allow us to reach carbon neutrality by the end of the century. He concludes by saying that he will drive the World Bank Group and all its capabilities--financial, technical, and human--to support this development transition toward the goal of preserving our planet for all future generations.
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author	Kim, Jim Yong
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title	Sending a Signal from Paris : Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions
title_short	Sending a Signal from Paris : Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions
title_full	Sending a Signal from Paris : Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions
title_fullStr	Sending a Signal from Paris : Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions
title_full_unstemmed	Sending a Signal from Paris : Transforming the Economy to Achieve Zero Net Emissions
title_sort	sending a signal from paris : transforming the economy to achieve zero net emissions
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25876398/speech-world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-sending-signal-paris-transforming-economy-achieve-zero-net-emissions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24311
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