[20081124]RS22989_世界银行清洁技术基金（CTF）.pdf

1 Henry Paulson, Alistair Darling and Fukushiro Nukaga, “Financial bridge from dirty to clean,”Financial Times, February 7, 2008.Order Code RS22989November 24, 2008The World Banks Clean Technology Fund(CTF)Martin A. WeissSpecialist in International Trade and FinanceForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionJeffrey LoganSpecialist in Energy PolicyResources, Science, and Industry SectionSummaryThe United States Treasury has led efforts to create a $10 billion Clean TechnologyFund (CTF), located at the World Bank, to help fund deployment of clean technologyto reduce greenhouse gas emissions in developing economies. The Bush administrationhas asked Congress to authorize and appropriate U.S. funding of $2 billion over threeyears (FY2009 to FY2011). While many Members of Congress have expressed supportfor the CTF, others have raised concerns, primarily with respect to whether the CTFshould finance carbon-based energy projects. To date, Congress has not passedlegislation authorizing or appropriating U.S. contributions to the Fund. This report willbe updated as events warrant.In February 2008, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced theirintention to create a set of fu