Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that we are seeing today an emerging global consensus that we must do something about climate change. But equally important is the agenda to reduce poverty. We face this double challenge of reducing damaging carbon emissions, and still meeting th...

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Main Author:	Wolfowitz, Paul
Format:	Speech
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2016
Subjects:	CLIMATE VARIABILITY FOREST CARBON JOBS POWER GRID GREENHOUSE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC GROWTH HEAT CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL FUELS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON TRADING CARBON DEMAND FOR ENERGY ENERGY NEEDS POWER DEFORESTATION CLIMATE CARBON PATH DEMAND FORESTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS FUEL BILLS FOSSIL FUEL FOREST ENERGY STRATEGY GAS ETHANOL PRICE MARKET GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT GREENHOUSE GAS CHANGES OF CLIMATE EXTREME WEATHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY INSURANCE ENERGY DEMAND ETHANOL PLANT CARBON NEUTRAL LAND CONVENTIONAL FUELS ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT OIL CARBON INTENSITY DOUBLE DIVIDEND ICE STORM FEASIBILITY CONSERVATION CARBON CAPTURE ENERGY SOURCES COAL MONEY FLOODS FUEL CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL LESS WATER ENERGY RESOURCES INVESTMENTS NATURAL DISASTERS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CARBON ECONOMY CARBON FACILITY FINANCIAL FLOWS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SEA LEVELS BIO ENERGY GAS EMISSIONS LAND MANAGEMENT FUELS FOSSIL CARBON FINANCE FINANCE BENEFITS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CARBON EMISSIONS ENERGY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25925574/washington-legislators-forum-climate-change-washington-dc-paul-wolfowitz-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24904

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spelling	okr-10986-249042021-04-23T14:04:20Z Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007 Wolfowitz, Paul CLIMATE VARIABILITY FOREST CARBON JOBS POWER GRID GREENHOUSE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC GROWTH HEAT CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL FUELS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON TRADING CARBON DEMAND FOR ENERGY ENERGY NEEDS POWER DEFORESTATION CLIMATE CARBON PATH DEMAND FORESTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS FUEL BILLS FOSSIL FUEL FOREST ENERGY STRATEGY GAS ETHANOL PRICE MARKET GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT GREENHOUSE GAS CHANGES OF CLIMATE EXTREME WEATHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY INSURANCE ENERGY DEMAND ETHANOL PLANT CARBON NEUTRAL LAND CONVENTIONAL FUELS ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT OIL CARBON INTENSITY DOUBLE DIVIDEND ICE STORM FEASIBILITY CONSERVATION CARBON CAPTURE ENERGY SOURCES COAL MONEY FLOODS FUEL CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL LESS WATER ENERGY RESOURCES INVESTMENTS NATURAL DISASTERS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CARBON ECONOMY CARBON FACILITY FINANCIAL FLOWS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SEA LEVELS BIO ENERGY GAS EMISSIONS LAND MANAGEMENT FUELS FOSSIL CARBON FINANCE FINANCE BENEFITS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CARBON EMISSIONS ENERGY Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that we are seeing today an emerging global consensus that we must do something about climate change. But equally important is the agenda to reduce poverty. We face this double challenge of reducing damaging carbon emissions, and still meeting the energy demands of the world’s poor. The role of the World Bank Group is to provide technical support to pilot innovative ideas, to work with countries to develop alternative strategies, and to listen and partner with the private sector which is going to provide much of the engine in innovation and financing. Carbon trading could generate resource flows in the order of $200 billion a year. The Bank is helping developing countries to move to a lower carbon path by exploiting renewable energy resources, supporting energy conservation, and increasing efficiency. Second, the Bank is playing a role is in promoting new technology. The third focus of the Bank is to prevent deforestation. Fourth, the Bank is among the leaders in addressing adaptation to climate risk by pioneering insurance work. We need to act sooner rather than later, today rather than tomorrow. 2016-08-17T15:25:05Z 2016-08-17T15:25:05Z 2007-02-14 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25925574/washington-legislators-forum-climate-change-washington-dc-paul-wolfowitz-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24904 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Speech
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topic	CLIMATE VARIABILITY FOREST CARBON JOBS POWER GRID GREENHOUSE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC GROWTH HEAT CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL FUELS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON TRADING CARBON DEMAND FOR ENERGY ENERGY NEEDS POWER DEFORESTATION CLIMATE CARBON PATH DEMAND FORESTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS FUEL BILLS FOSSIL FUEL FOREST ENERGY STRATEGY GAS ETHANOL PRICE MARKET GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT GREENHOUSE GAS CHANGES OF CLIMATE EXTREME WEATHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY INSURANCE ENERGY DEMAND ETHANOL PLANT CARBON NEUTRAL LAND CONVENTIONAL FUELS ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT OIL CARBON INTENSITY DOUBLE DIVIDEND ICE STORM FEASIBILITY CONSERVATION CARBON CAPTURE ENERGY SOURCES COAL MONEY FLOODS FUEL CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL LESS WATER ENERGY RESOURCES INVESTMENTS NATURAL DISASTERS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CARBON ECONOMY CARBON FACILITY FINANCIAL FLOWS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SEA LEVELS BIO ENERGY GAS EMISSIONS LAND MANAGEMENT FUELS FOSSIL CARBON FINANCE FINANCE BENEFITS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CARBON EMISSIONS ENERGY
spellingShingle	CLIMATE VARIABILITY FOREST CARBON JOBS POWER GRID GREENHOUSE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC GROWTH HEAT CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL FUELS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CARBON TRADING CARBON DEMAND FOR ENERGY ENERGY NEEDS POWER DEFORESTATION CLIMATE CARBON PATH DEMAND FORESTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES WIND CLEAN ENERGY EMISSIONS FUEL BILLS FOSSIL FUEL FOREST ENERGY STRATEGY GAS ETHANOL PRICE MARKET GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT GREENHOUSE GAS CHANGES OF CLIMATE EXTREME WEATHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY INSURANCE ENERGY DEMAND ETHANOL PLANT CARBON NEUTRAL LAND CONVENTIONAL FUELS ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT OIL CARBON INTENSITY DOUBLE DIVIDEND ICE STORM FEASIBILITY CONSERVATION CARBON CAPTURE ENERGY SOURCES COAL MONEY FLOODS FUEL CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL LESS WATER ENERGY RESOURCES INVESTMENTS NATURAL DISASTERS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CARBON ECONOMY CARBON FACILITY FINANCIAL FLOWS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SEA LEVELS BIO ENERGY GAS EMISSIONS LAND MANAGEMENT FUELS FOSSIL CARBON FINANCE FINANCE BENEFITS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CARBON EMISSIONS ENERGY Wolfowitz, Paul Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007
description	Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that we are seeing today an emerging global consensus that we must do something about climate change. But equally important is the agenda to reduce poverty. We face this double challenge of reducing damaging carbon emissions, and still meeting the energy demands of the world’s poor. The role of the World Bank Group is to provide technical support to pilot innovative ideas, to work with countries to develop alternative strategies, and to listen and partner with the private sector which is going to provide much of the engine in innovation and financing. Carbon trading could generate resource flows in the order of $200 billion a year. The Bank is helping developing countries to move to a lower carbon path by exploiting renewable energy resources, supporting energy conservation, and increasing efficiency. Second, the Bank is playing a role is in promoting new technology. The third focus of the Bank is to prevent deforestation. Fourth, the Bank is among the leaders in addressing adaptation to climate risk by pioneering insurance work. We need to act sooner rather than later, today rather than tomorrow.
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title	Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007
title_short	Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007
title_full	Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007
title_fullStr	Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007
title_full_unstemmed	Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007
title_sort	remarks at washington legislators forum on climate change, washington, d.c., february 14, 2007
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25925574/washington-legislators-forum-climate-change-washington-dc-paul-wolfowitz-president http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24904
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Remarks at Washington Legislators Forum on Climate Change, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2007

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