Despite limited data, there is evidence that high heat and humidity in the first month of life results in increased mortality in developing countries

The risk of irreversible change raises the value of maintaining the Amazon forest cover and leads to coordination problems among Amazon countries

How does the World Bank support countries hit by natural disasters?

The welfare effect of policies aimed at changing behaviours persistently may be larger than usually measured because of 'hysteresis'

Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in...

Individuals put less effort into conserving water or energy at home when they share the resulting financial savings with other household members

What are 3 key energy challenges the world faces? How can they be overcome?

Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in...

High levels of pollution reduce the productivity even of indoor workers; cutting pollution can improve the health of both the economy and of society