Publication: Financing Landfill Gas Projects in Developing Countries
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Landfill gas (LFG) management can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the overall safe operation of a landfill, sometimes simultaneously generating revenue. However, financing these systems can be a challenge, particularly in low-resource settings. Recognizing that landfill emissions are expected to rise into the foreseeable future, this report outlines a variety of ways that city governments, private landfill owners, or other project developers finance LFG management systems that mitigate these emissions. It is intended to offer policy-makers and practitioners an overview of financing models that have been used around the world and insights from existing projects, including key enabling conditions and risk mitigation strategies.
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“Markgraf, Claire; Kaza, Silpa. 2016. Financing Landfill Gas Projects in Developing Countries. Urban Development Series Knowledge Papers,no. 23;. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26302 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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