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Global Tracking Framework Report identifies countries with most potential to make "high-impact" progress on sustainable energy and specifies policy measures to scale up action Vienna, May 28, 2013 - About 1.2…

Nairobi, May 22 2013 - A solar-powered aircraft piloted by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Champion of the Earth Dr. Bertrand Piccard and his colleague André Borschberg today embarked on the second leg of a coast-…

Technology Transfer Can Bring Benefits in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and High Death Rate from Solid Fuel Use Nairobi, 13 May 2013 - Less than one per cent of all patent applications relating to Clean Energy…

The Global Wind Energy Council released its Annual Market Update today, with a comprehensive snapshot of the global wind industry at the end of 2012, along with a 5-year forecast out to 2017. Although policy…

Nairobi, 27 February 2013 - United Nations Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen has joined former United States Vice President Al Gore to urge support for the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's…

Nairobi, 20 February 2013 - Replacing the millions of kerosene lamps, candles and flashlights used worldwide with modern solar lighting can provide an increasingly low-cost solution to reducing carbon emissions,…

Nairobi, 19 February 2013 - A new partnership launched today by four UN agencies aims to support 30 countries over the next seven years in building national green economy strategies that will generate new jobs and…

Nairobi, 17 February 2013 - China emphasized its growing focus on environmental issues and strengthened its links with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today when senior officials from Shanghai Municipality…

London/Nairobi, 21 November 2012 - If the world does not scale up and accelerate action on climate change without delay, emissions could rise to 58 gigatonnes (Gt) by 2020 - far above the level scientists say is in…

Vienna / Nairobi, 19 November 2012 - Efforts by developing countries in the ‘global south’ to tackle degraded habitats, promote the sustainable use of natural resources, and support renewable energy are the focus…