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Bonn (Germany), 15 November 2012 - The Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM), the international market-based tool that incentivizes greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in developing countries,…

Beijing (China), 31 October 2012 - Efforts by developing countries to phase-out inefficient incandescent lamps received a significant boost today as the UN and partners announced the opening of the Global Efficient…

Rio de Janeiro, 9 October 2012 - As Brazil prepares for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Tuesday released a report on the environmental performance of South Africa…

Geneva/Nairobi, 21 September 2012 - A new training programme to support the UN's 16 peace operations in improving their management of the environment and natural resources has been launched by the United Nations…

Bonn, 12 September 2012 - A newly launched loan scheme aimed at increasing the number of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in developing countries has authorized the funding of more than USD $3 million…

Bonn, 7 September 2012 - The one billionth certified emission reduction (CER) credit under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will be issued today, marking an impressive milestone for the world'…

Gaborone (Botswana), 17 August 2012 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today unveiled a new standardized baseline* for the region's electric power grid - a major step forward in efforts to boost…

Madagascar’s population in 2013 was 22.92 million (World Bank, 2015). Electricity produced in 2015 was 223 ktoe of which 61.8 per cent came from fossil fuels and 36.3 per cent from hydro sources. Final consumption of electricity in the same year was…

Nairobi, 15 May 2017- The Ambassador of Italy to Kenya, H.E. Mauro Massoni and the Deputy Regional Director, Africa Office of UN Environment, Mr. Frank Turyatunga today signed a partnership agreement to cement…