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 considerations in project appraisals and loans.

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

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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} }