IEG’s evaluation on pollution and the World Bank Group commissioned a review of theempirical literature on pollution co-benefits from climate change mitigationinterventions, emphasizing air pollution benefits.
... See More + Such pollution is defined usingparameters such as sulfur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen, and particulate matter for airemissions, and total suspended solids for water releases. The review used a multistageidentification technique based on 40 keyword strings in Google Scholar, web of science,and Scopus to identify a universe of peer-reviewed articles. Papers were included only ifthey focused on developing countries. Additional papers were identified iterativelybased on references from the initial papers. The final papers cited were based on expertjudgment, with emphasis for studies published after 2010. A systematic search wasconducted to locate relevant review articles and meta-analyses; no formal systematicreviews were found. Google was also used to identify non-peer-reviewed studies fromreputable sources, such as the International Energy Agency, U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, and World Bank.The paper lays out the methods and models used in calculating pollution co-benefits, and then presents sector-by-sector results for energy, buildings, industry, transportation,solid and liquid waste management, agriculture, forests/other land use, and multiplesector studies.
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Working Paper (Numbered Series) 125195 APR 12, 2018
Seventy-eight submissions received from 8 countries for the South Asia Procurement Innovation Awards 2017 resonate the above message sent across to procurement entities from November to December 2017 for participating in this keenly contested competition.
... See More + The 12 winners featured in this compendium represent ideas that range from the power of consolidating demand in procurement for influencing production and pricing strategies in energy-efficient products; utilizing advancement of remote sensing and mobile-based voiceover technologies for monitoring and measuring contract performance; to integrating procurement with other local administrative functions through web-enabled e-councils for efficiency gains in island nations.
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The development objective for Gas Storage Expansion Project is to increase security of gas supply and support gas trading in Turkey by expanding gas storage capacity.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) trainings will be provided by the project to introduce the cultures and social habits of the region to the foreign workers and to prevent possible conflicts between local people and workers; (ii) dust emissions will be reduced through the regular watering of roads, especially unpaved ones; (iii) traffic problems such as exceeding speed limits and causing danger for communities; (iv) measures to prevent pollution which is given in EIA report should be followed; (v) the precautions stated in EIA Report should be taken to prevent the noise and visual impacts; and (vi) Health and safety awareness trainings should be provided to workers periodically throughout their employment.
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The primary objective of this project was to identify options for addressing barriers to financing, for scaling up EE implementation in public buildings in the Philippines.
... See More + Section two of this report provides a summary of the available data on public buildings, including the energy consumption characteristics of government buildings and facilities, estimates of the potential for energy savings, and investments needed. Section three discusses some of the barriers to financing EE that has been seen in other countries, and summarizes such barriers in the public sector in the Philippines, including legal and regulatory barriers; lack of access to commercial financing; institutional barriers; and limited implementation capacity. Section four provides information about international experience in the financing of public sector EE projects. It includes a review of six different financing mechanisms: budget financing; EE revolving funds; dedicated EE credit lines; risk-sharing programs; public or super ESCOs; and commercial financing using ESCOs and performance contracting. It also presents a comparative assessment of the key characteristics of each of these financing options. Section five identifies three options that are considered appropriate for implementation in the Philippines, budget financing, an EE revolving fund, and a public or super ESCO, and provides detailed information on each. It also presents information on the potential role of international financial institutions in providing complementary financial and technical assistance. Section six summarizes the advantages and limitations of the three proposed financing options; presents the World Bank’s recommendations; and provides guidance on moving forward with the development of a national program.
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Ratings of Clean Production Energy Efficiency Project for Vietnam were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was modest.
... See More + Some of the lessons learned include: (i) Targeted policy-based interventions are effective ways to build stakeholder capacity, strengthen the sector dialogue and gather the analytical data required to design larger scale follow up interventions; (ii) Lack of supporting financing mechanisms is a barrier to the scale-up of Energy Efficiency (EE) actions, especially for entities having a weak financing capacity and limited access to capital markets; (iii) Lack of adequate measuring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems at national level weaken ability to monitor and enforce laws and regulations and potentially undermine the long-term effectiveness of the policy interventions; (iv) Timely design and implementation the Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E) framework is critical to the monitoring of project progress and the assessment of project outcomes; (v) Voluntary Agreements (VAs) have a limited impact on EE improvement; (vi) Capacity building of Energy Service Providers (ESPs) is not sufficient to stimulate EE market transformation; and (vii) Institutional changes and weak implementation capacity can significantly affect project outcomes.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR4208 MAR 15, 2018
Ratings for District Heating Project were as follows: Outcome was moderately satisfactory, Risk to development outcome was substantial, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + IEG’s review of this project’s experience in Bulgaria suggests the following lessons: (i) Postponing an energy efficiency project until the necessary legal measures addressing demand-side management are implemented can lead to better outcomes. (ii) Sustainability of benefits from infrastructure investments can be put at risk if future investment needs are unmet. (iii) Investments in energy efficiency infrastructure alone are not enough to achieve sustained financial viability. (iv) Efforts to encourage private sector participation may fail when there is no strong agreement from key stakeholders in the context of a complex and changing governance structure. (v) Carbon finance operation or results-based financing can have strong demonstration effects.
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Project Performance Assessment Report 123951 MAR 06, 2018
