Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial

Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed briefly the history of the Paris climate agreement. Infrastructure investment expected over the next 15 years. Most of this will be in developing countries. Making sure these investments are low-carbon and climate-resilient will be important...

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Main Author: Kim, Jim Yong
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
CLIMATE CHANGE
CARBON PRICING
CLIMATE ACTION
FUEL SUBSIDY
CLEAN ENERGY
GREEN FINANCE
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
CONCESSIONAL FINANCE
CARBON EMISSION
EXTREME POVERTY
CARBON TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/263421536642869213/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-WBG-IMF-Annual-Meetings-2016-Climate-Ministerial
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spelling okr-10986-310972021-05-25T09:18:10Z Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial Kim, Jim Yong CLIMATE CHANGE CARBON PRICING CLIMATE ACTION FUEL SUBSIDY CLEAN ENERGY GREEN FINANCE CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE CONCESSIONAL FINANCE CARBON EMISSION EXTREME POVERTY CARBON TAX Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed briefly the history of the Paris climate agreement. Infrastructure investment expected over the next 15 years. Most of this will be in developing countries. Making sure these investments are low-carbon and climate-resilient will be important. He sees five big focus areas: 1) bake climate ambition into development planning; 2) ramp up energy efficient appliances while phasing down hydrofluorocarbons; 3) most urgently, slow down growth of coal-fired power plants; 4) make finance greener—assessing climate risks and opportunities; 5) accelerate action to reduce carbon emissions. 2019-01-03T20:23:56Z 2019-01-03T20:23:56Z 2016-10-08 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/263421536642869213/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-Jim-Yong-Kim-at-the-WBG-IMF-Annual-Meetings-2016-Climate-Ministerial http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31097 English Speech delivered October 8, 2016; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speech
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topic CLIMATE CHANGE
CARBON PRICING
CLIMATE ACTION
FUEL SUBSIDY
CLEAN ENERGY
GREEN FINANCE
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
CONCESSIONAL FINANCE
CARBON EMISSION
EXTREME POVERTY
CARBON TAX
spellingShingle CLIMATE CHANGE
CARBON PRICING
CLIMATE ACTION
FUEL SUBSIDY
CLEAN ENERGY
GREEN FINANCE
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
CONCESSIONAL FINANCE
CARBON EMISSION
EXTREME POVERTY
CARBON TAX
Kim, Jim Yong
Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial
relation Speech delivered October 8, 2016;
description Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discussed briefly the history of the Paris climate agreement. Infrastructure investment expected over the next 15 years. Most of this will be in developing countries. Making sure these investments are low-carbon and climate-resilient will be important. He sees five big focus areas: 1) bake climate ambition into development planning; 2) ramp up energy efficient appliances while phasing down hydrofluorocarbons; 3) most urgently, slow down growth of coal-fired power plants; 4) make finance greener—assessing climate risks and opportunities; 5) accelerate action to reduce carbon emissions.
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author Kim, Jim Yong
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title Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial
title_short Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial
title_full Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial
title_fullStr Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial
title_full_unstemmed Remarks at the WBG-IMF Annual Meetings 2016 Climate Ministerial
title_sort remarks at the wbg-imf annual meetings 2016 climate ministerial
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publishDate 2019
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