Emerging economies have a different set of energy issues from low-income countries, and several governments are already taking steps to study alternative scenarios for a shift towards a low carbon growth trajectory.With the help of ESMAP’s Low Carbon Growth Studies Pilot Project (2007–09), the governments of six middle-income-countries—Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa—assessed their development goals and priorities for GHG mitigation. The studies considered the additional costs and benefits of lower carbon growth and how to finance such measures.
There is no single approach to the Low Carbon Growth Country Studies. Each study is determined by the country—government and local stakeholders—and tailored to the country’s economic circumstances. Each country leads its own study in its local context. This approach better equips each country to plan and implement responses to the unique challenges posed by climate change on its people and ecosystems. ESMAP supports these efforts through:
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Policy response
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Technical assistance
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Knowledge transfer
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Funding to support modeling of carbon pathway
A detailed brochure about LCGCS is available here.
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