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Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report
April 28, 2021 — 2020 was an unprecedented year for the oil and gas industry and a historic time for the world. The COVID-19 pandemic dampened oil demand, prices and production, while oil-dependent countries...
Date: April 28, 2021 Type: Publication Language: English
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Global Flaring and Venting Regulations
May 5, 2022 — Governments of oil-producing countries have a vital role in ending routine gas flaring and venting (methane). Through effective regulation and policies, countries can create an operating...
Date: May 05, 2022 Type: Publication Language: English
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Managing Coal Mine Closure: Achieving a Just Transition for All
Managing Coal Mine Closure: Achieving a Just Transition for All outlines the lessons learned from countries’ experiences closing coal mines and key steps governments can take to minimize social conflict...
Date: December 12, 2018 Type: Publication Language: English
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The Multistakeholder Partnership Initiative for Sustainable and Responsible Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Background In 2023, the World Bank and the World Gold Council launched a partnership to promote sustainable and responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). The two institutions bring their...
Date: March 10, 2025 Type: Brief Language: English
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
CONTEXT Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining occurs in approximately 80 countries worldwide. There are approximately 100 million artisanal miners globally. Artisanal and small-scale production supply accounts...
Date: November 21, 2013 Type: Brief Language: English
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Gender in Extractive Industries
CONTEXT The World Bank Gender and Extractive Industries (EI) Program works with governments, communities and companies to better understand and address how mining, oil and gas differently impact women...
Date: November 21, 2013 Type: Brief Language: English
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2022 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report
May 5, 2022 — The 2022 Global Gas Flaring Tracker, a leading global and independent indicator of gas flaring, finds that reductions in both absolute flare volumes and flaring intensity have stalled...
Date: May 05, 2022 Type: Publication Language: English
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Financing Solutions to Reduce Natural Gas Flaring and Methane Emissions
March 28, 2022 – Decarbonizing the world’s energy systems is an essential pillar of the global response to climate change. Gas flaring, the 160-year-old practice of burning the natural gas associated...
Date: March 28, 2022 Type: Publication Language: English
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Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report
March 29, 2023 - The latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report, a leading global and independent indicator of gas flaring, finds that global gas flaring decreased by three percent to 139 bcm in 2022 from...
Date: March 22, 2023 Type: Publication Language: English
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Egypt Targets Gas Flares to Help Meet Increased Energy Demand
During an event for oil industry professionals, hosted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Egyptian government announced it is joining a global effort to reduce gas flaring...
Date: February 12, 2018 Type: Brief Language: English
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Local Content in Oil, Gas, and Mining
CONTEXT Foreign capital in mineral and petroleum producing countries has historically driven investment and employment. But the most valuable contribution to long term sustainable and inclusive growth...
Date: January 27, 2016 Type: Brief Language: English
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Global Perspective on Coal Jobs and Managing Labor Transition Out of Coal
April 5, 2022 — To address the increasingly urgent climate crisis, policymakers and experts agree that economies need to transition away from coal, but many economies continue to depend on it. Although...
Date: April 05, 2022 Type: Publication Language: English
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Competitiveness of Global Aluminum Supply Chains Under Carbon Pricing Scenarios for Solar PV
Aluminum is a critical component of many low-carbon technologies needed for the energy transition, such as batteries, carbon storage for low-carbon hydrogen, or wind turbines. As technology now stands...
Date: March 13, 2023 Type: Publication Language: English
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Notice of Cooperation - Platform in Support of Coal Regions in Transition: Western Balkans and Ukraine
BACKGROUNDIn September 2019, stakeholders gathered at the College of Europe in Natolin, to discuss preliminary ideas on supporting energy transition in coal regions of Western Balkans and Ukraine. The...
Date: October 07, 2020 Type: Brief Language: English
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Supporting Coal Regions in Transition
Climate action is fundamental to ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity — the twin goals of the World Bank. And central to climate action is transitioning countries away from coal — the...
Date: July 12, 2021 Type: Brief Language: English
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Climate-Smart Mining: Minerals for Climate Action
Overview A new World Bank Group report, "Minerals for Climate Action: "The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition," finds that the production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt...
Date: January 10, 2019 Type: Brief Language: English
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Flaring Management Guidance for the Oil and Gas Industry
GGFR, Ipieca, and IOGP launch Flaring Management Guidance for the Oil and Gas Industry
Date: February 02, 2022 Type: Publication Language: English
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Just Transition for All: A Feminist Approach for the Coal Sector
Context: Women account for a small share of the formal coal mining workforce, but are overrepresented in the informal, artisanal, and small-scale mining sectors. No matter the size or nature of the coal...
Date: December 08, 2022 Type: Publication Language: English
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Supporting Enhanced Transparency in Extractives: The World Bank’s Support to EITI
The World Bank has been supporting the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global standard to promote the open and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral...
Date: March 12, 2018 Type: Brief Language: English
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EU contributes €5 million to Extractives Global Programmatic Support Program
The European Union (EU) and the World Bank Group (WBG) signed a grant agreement for a €5 million (about $5.6 million) contribution to the Extractives Global Programmatic Support (EGPS) program, a multi-donor...
Date: October 07, 2016 Type: Brief Language: English