Consideration of Climate Change in World Bank Energy Sector Lending, 2000-2006

A review of World Bank energy sector lending documents from 2000 to 2006 found a lack of systematic integration of climate change issues, specifically regarding GHG emissions, alternative low-emission approaches, incremental costs, and climate-related indicators.

• A review of publicly available documents for energy sector lending from 2000 to 2006 indicates that climate change issues were not systematically incorporated into the World Bank's lending processes.
• The assessment specifically examined whether project documents addressed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, identified emission-reducing alternatives, analyzed incremental costs and financing for climate impacts, or utilized specific climate change indicators.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Consideration of Climate Change in World Bank Energy Sector Lending, 2000-2006. https://www.wri.org/research/consideration-climate-change-world-bank-energy-sector-lending-2000-2006

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Consideration of Climate Change in World Bank Energy Sector Lending, 2000-2006. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/consideration-climate-change-world-bank-energy-sector-lending-2000-2006.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendconsideration, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Consideration of Climate Change in World Bank Energy Sector Lending, 2000-2006}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/consideration-climate-change-world-bank-energy-sector-lending-2000-2006}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }