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Replacing dispersed coal burning with centralized district heating can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.
This tool enables policy makers to make more informed decisions about VAT exemptions and zero-ratings.
Maneuvering through the web of stakeholder interests, the Republic of Korea institutionalized a service-oriented bus transportation system in Seoul and its satellite cities in surrounding provinces.
The keys to success: link education, experience and tourism to create benefits while considering local conditions such as topography and climate.
Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
Strategies include a regulatory planning framework, area-based development, green infrastructure, and community engagement.
In the Republic of Korea, K-water offers smart solutions for managing limited water resources to supply increasing demand in cities.
A startup offers a closed-loop solution for the large volumes of plastic waste generated by the construction and buildings sector.
Computer-assisted surveys make data collection possible despite COVID-19 travel and social restrictions.
In easing the debt burden of economically vulnerable groups, measures should be taken to prevent creditor resistance and moral hazard among borrowers.