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by , , , , and - Ensuring an affordable and reliable supply of energy is a concern of national governments around the world.
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by Davida Wood, Bharath Jairaj, Sarah Martin, Shantanu Dixit and Ashwini Chitnis - April 2014Tariff determination—the process of determining the price of electricity to consumers—has far-reaching impacts throughout the electricity sector.
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by Gaia Larsen and Athena Ballesteros - April 2014Investors face growing pressure to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of their investments. In trying to do so they are confronted with the question of how to interact with governments in the countries where they invest.
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by Clifford Polycarp, Milap Patel and Joonkyung Seong - April 2014The World Bank has sought to reinvent itself in the face of a growing number of global development challenges, including economic uncertainty, political unrest, and the increasingly severe impacts of a changing climate.
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by Florence Daviet - April 2014The global effort to save forests in developing countries, known as “REDD+,” would benefit from a set of tools that hold governments to account for their commitments. These accountability tools need to be integrated into national REDD+ programs.
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by Kemen Austin, Ariana Alisjahbana, Andika Putraditama, Fred Stolle, Taryono Darusman, Rachmat Boediono, Bambang Eko Budianto, Christian Purba, Giorgio Budi Indrarto and Erica Pohnan - January 2014An important achievement of the moratorium is the creation of a much-needed window of opportunity to develop critical forest governance reforms. In May 2013, the moratorium was extended for an additional two years.
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by Bharath Jairaj, Sarah Martin and Neelam Singh - November 2013A significant proportion of global energy use takes place within our homes. The appliances we rely on to wash our dishes, refrigerate our food, clean our clothes, and cool and heat our homes account for nearly 14 percent of global energy consumption.