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Vienna, 19 June 2015 - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner attended the Vienna Energy Forum, where he took part in a number of high-level meetings and chaired a panel of…
London, 15 June 2015- A peak in global energy-related emissions could be achieved as early as 2020 and at no net economic cost, the International Energy Agency said on Monday in its new World Energy Outlook Special…
Bonn / Nairobi, 10 June 2015 - Initiatives by non-state actors to cut greenhouse gas emissions are becoming increasingly significant in fighting climate change, and could bring savings of close to 1.8 gigatonnes of…
Haiti, a nation that has suffered from devastating natural disasters and deepening poverty, has one of the lowest electrification rates in the world-meaning that many use dirty fuels for lighting, with negative…
Kuala Lumpur, 28 April 2015 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have committed themselves to work together to switch to efficient lighting standards and policies, a move that will…
Washington, 7 April 2015 - The UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Achim Steiner delivered a keynote address on renewable energy at The Atlantic Council-hosted meeting…
Frankfurt / Nairobi, 31 March, 2015 - Global investments in renewable energy rebounded strongly last year, registering a solid 17% increase after two years of declines and brushing aside the challenge from sharply…
Nairobi/New Delhi/Paris, 20 March 2015 - The planet is facing a 40 per cent shortfall in water supply by 2030, unless we dramatically improve the management of this precious resource. This is the unavoidable…
African Leaders gathered for the “Africa 2020 Access to Renewables Initiative” in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, 17 March 2015 – A technical consultative meeting for the Africa 2020 Access to Renewables initiative…
Berlin, 13 March 2015 - Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has backed the German government's drive to encourage the G7 to embrace…
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