Argentina: Landfill Gas Capture Projects

The main objective of the project activity is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the sanitary landfills of the cities of Salta and Olavarria. The projects will generate revenues through the selling of certified emission reductions in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Revenue will be administered by the respective Municipalities to improve landfill operation and overall waste management for the cities, as well as toward the community benefits plan.

India: Energy Conservation for Tea Production

South Korea: Mega Solar Project
BP Solar and S-Energy of the Republic of Korea aim to create a landmark endorsement project, the ‘Asia-Pacific Partnership Mega Solar Project’. The project is scalable from 10MW to 100MW over a multiyear period. As a distributed generator this solar project will bring value to the electricity network and local economy across the country in addition to the valuable technology transfer and accelerated development.

Mexico: Grid- Connected Wind Power

Mexico is constructing La Venta II Wind Farm in Oaxaca which will generate power for the national grid. The project will also facilitate technology and skills transfer for the wind power sector. 

Date Implemented: 2007

Funding Information: support from World Bank Carbon Financing Unit

South Africa: India-Brazil-South Africa Declaration on Clean Energy

The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) trilateral development initiative began in 2003 to promote South-South initiatives on development, trade/investment, information exchange and cooperation in areas including agriculture, energy, health, and climate change. The second IBSA summit was held in October 2007. At this summit, the three countries reached agreement to work together in the promotion of nuclear energy, clean energy technologies and other renewable energies and in the endorsement of

India: India-Brazil-South Africa Declaration on Clean Energy

China: National Climate Change Program

In June, 2007 China released its National Climate Change Program outlining the challenges that China is facing in dealing with climate change. It outlines steps that China has taken towards sustainable development and plans that China will enact in the future to address climate change. Strategies include increasing R&D, improving energy efficiency and building construction, developing renewable and nuclear energy, increasing forest cover, improving industrial policy and agriculture, and improving institutions and policies.

Brazil: India-Brazil-South Africa Declaration on Clean Energy

Turkey: Energy-Environment in Turkey

Studies for the project on “Energy-Environment in Turkey” with the WB began in 2000. These studies were to analyze alternative scenarios for reducing GHG emissions. CO2 emissions for a base case scenario were estimated, and various alternatives were explored, including increasing energy efficiency, improving technologies, inter-fuel substitution, reducing transmission and distribution losses, and improving fuel quality.

Date Implemented: 2001

Thailand: The Policy and Prospective Plan for Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality