The International Finance Corporation is reported to be considering providing USD9 million in debt and equity funding for a project in Sri Lanka that will sell electricity produced from the incineration of municipal waste.
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.