The case of Yokohama offers information on ways to realize significant environmental and economic benefits by engaging private sector and civil society stakeholders. Yokohama, the largest city in Japan, reduced waste by 38.7 percent…
In 2007, the Brisbane City Council issued Brisbane’s Plan for Action on Climate Change and Energy, which delineates the selected actions to be achieved in the short term (about 18 months) and the long term (more than five years). Brisbane…
This report presents key issues in the development of a rural energy policy for Timor-Leste. The study proposes practical recommendations derived from lessons learned from international experience in the areas of off-grid electrification,…
This document highlights the technical reports of two programs related to the dissemination of efficient cookstoves and biodigesters that are working to develop creative business models and payment schemes so that poorer households can…
In fiscal 2010, ASTAE continued to fulfill its role of operationalizing the energy strategy of the East Asia and Pacific Region. The regional team completed a flagship report, Winds of Change: East Asia’s Sustainable Energy Future, and is…
by Feng Liu, Anke S. Meyer, and John F. Hogan
ISBN 978-0-8213-8534-0
Mainstreaming Building Energy Efficiency Codes in Developing Countries is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the…
