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Clean energy technologies for a net-zero world

Speech prepared for delivery at the 12th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM12) at the plenary session on “Ambition into action–turning a year of ambition into a decade of delivery”. Minister Juan Carlos Jobet, Minister…

27 Apr 2021 Story
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Getting the planet’s other half online

While the internet might seem like it’s everywhere, more than 3 billion people around the world are still offline. That digital divide is not only driving poverty, it’s also contributing to climate change and a…

21 Apr 2021 Press release
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Accelerating the energy transition would benefit the environment and the economy in Panama

Panama, April 21, 2021 – A new study by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) shows that integrating the energy transition as part of the post-COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans will trigger significant…

30 Mar 2021 Speech
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Investing in energy efficiency: towards sustainable energy for all

Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Environment Agency, distinguished delegates and friends. Today, hundreds of millions of people struggle with energy poverty. One in ten people lack electricity…

10 Mar 2021 Story
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Kenya gets a breather courtesy of electric motorcycles

Walking, cycling, picnicking in Nairobi’s lush Karura Forest, it is often hard to believe one is a mere two kilometres from the centre of one of Africa’s busiest cities. The woodlands are sprawling and serene, home…

22 Jan 2021 Story
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Solar power charges pandemic recovery for indigenous farmers in Viet Nam

Overcoming adversity has long been the stock in trade of Do Thi Phuong, a 42-year-old mother of two living in a small village in Viet Nam’s lush Lao Cai province. As the primary breadwinner in her family of six,…

07 Oct 2020 Speech
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Investing in sustainability: Greening finance

Remarks prepared for delivery at the 7th OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment The COVID-19 pandemic is part of the three planetary crises: the climate crisis, the biodiversity and nature crisis, and the…

05 Oct 2020 Story
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Faith-based organizations can help drive sustainable development, says new report

Did you know that faith-based organizations control 8 per cent of the Earth’s habitable land, 5 per cent of commercial forests and 10 per cent of financial institutions? Well, they do, which gives them a…

03 Sep 2020 Story
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It’s full steam ahead to green India’s railway network

Serving over 8 billion passengers annually, the Indian railroad network is one of the largest and most intricate in the world. But moving billions of people over tens of thousands of kilometers of rail every year…

18 Aug 2020 Story
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How video games are joining the fight to save the planet

As bush fires were raging across Australia in December 2019, players of Space Ape video games reached out to the company and asked what they could do to help. The London-based firm quickly put an in-game purchase…

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