The World Bank Emission Reduction Program (ERP) aims to help countries leverage the benefits of Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) markets, including increased revenue streams, reduced emissions, and improved environmental sustainability.
The objective of the Disruption and PPPs Section is to help governments of emerging economies to better understand the increasing impact of disruptive technologies on PPP infrastructure projects, and to provide guidance on how to manage existing and design future PPP contracts.
The five case studies below illustrates how different categories of technology disruption and disruptive events were dealt with in various PPP projects and what good practices might entail. These practical examples are drawn from different sectors and from both developed and developing countries globally.
A successful, safe and sustainable road transport network will continue to be a critical part of the mobility mix. The innovative deployment of connected technologies and the increased use of data, analytics and artificial intelligence will enable countries to stretch capacity and minimise infrastructure disruption while leveraging existing road infrastructure.
In Paris in 2015, signatories to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change agreed to pursue efforts to try to limit the rise in global temperatures by 2050 to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The World Energy Transitions Outlook presents a pathway to that goal, one that decarbonises all end uses, with electrification and energy efficiency as primary drivers, enabled by renewables, green hydrogen and sustainable modern bioenergy.
AR is a technology that superimposes digital information and media, such as 3D models and videos, upon the real world through Smartphone, tablet, PC, or connected glasses.
AR can be defined as a live, direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented or overlaid by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.
Historically, there has been vigorous debate among the residents of Puerto Rico for and against the privatization of public property and public services. The public-private partnership (P3 or P3s) model established by the Public-Private Partnership Act of 2009, as amended (the P3 Act) and its Regulation for the Procurement, Evaluation, Selection, Negotiation and Award of Public-Private Partnership Contracts are gaining acceptance as a tool for meeting Puerto Rico’s infrastructure needs.
PR-22 (also known as the Jose de Diego Expressway) is a 52-mile, 4- and 6-lane toll highway that stretches westward from San Juan to Arecibo along Puerto Rico's northern coast. It is considered part of the U.S. Interstate Highway System as a component of the unsigned Interstate PR-2. The road was constructed over a period of 10 years beginning in 1971 and is the island's most heavily traveled. The journey along the nearest parallel untolled road averages about 45 extra minutes.
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The COVID-19 emergency requires all of us to work together to protect the public and workers, our vital public services and our economy. This includes the delivery of vital public services to the NHS through PFI contracts.
Infrastructure development is one of the great global challenges of our time, with vast investment needs, a multi-trillion-dollar financing gap, and a dearth of bankable projects. In an attempt to rapidly meet the growing demand for new infrastructure, technology-enabled solutions are often not proactively factored into infrastructure planning considerations. This can lead to a de-prioritisation of infrastructure technology—or InfraTech—since it may not be deemed critical to a project’s success or to garnering private sector interest.