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    Guidelines for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions of ADB Projects: Additional Guidance for Clean Energy Projects
    Guidelines for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions of ADB Projects: Additional Guidance for Clean Energy Projects
    Guidelines for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions of ADB Projects: Additional Guidance for Clean Energy Projects
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    Guidelines for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions of ADB Projects: Additional Guidance for Clean Energy Projects

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    Developing Asia has the world's fastest-growing rate of greenhouse gas emissions, with the leading driver being emissions from power generation. Reducing these emissions is paramount to ensuring a sustainable future while responding to the threat of climate change. This publication provides Asian Development Bank energy sector staff, consultants, and other interested readers with an understanding of key concepts and principles for estimating and reporting on the climate change impacts of energy projects. These guidelines provide more detail on estimating the emissions reductions attributable to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateApr 1, 2017
    ISBN9789292577803
    Guidelines for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions of ADB Projects: Additional Guidance for Clean Energy Projects

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      Guidelines for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions of ADB Projects - Asian Development Bank

      GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PROJECTS

      ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS

      Creative commons Attribution 3.0 iGo license (cc By 3.0 iGo)

      © 2017 Asian Development Bank

      6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines

      Tel +63 2 632 4444; Fax +63 2 636 2444

      www.adb.org

      Some rights reserved. Published in 2017.

      Printed in the Philippines.

      ISBN 978-92-9257-779-7 (Print), 978-92-9257-780-3 (e-ISBN)

      Publication Stock No. TIM178659-2

      http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TIM178659-2

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      Asian Development Bank.

      Guidelines for estimating greenhouse gas emissions of Asian Development Bank projects: Additional guidance for clean energy projects.

      Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2017.

      1. Clean energy.

      2. Greenhouse gas emissions.

      3. Climate change.

      I. Asian Development Bank.

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