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2015-09-21 | High-Level Forum Charts Sustainable Energy Action Agendas in ECOWAS States
Two high-level events hosted at the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, explored ways to mobilize funds, implementation and partnerships for scaling up sustainable energy in Africa.
2015-09-21 | UNEP Launches Law and Environmental Ontology Portal
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Law and Environmental Ontology Portal (LEO) at the 6th Multilateral Environment Agreement Information and Knowledge Management (MEA IKM) Initiative Steering Committee Meeting, held the 15-17 September...
2015-09-21 | Financing Institutions Pledge to Scale up Energy Efficiency Investment
Seventy financial institutions from over 20 countries have committed to step up financing for energy efficiency investments and develop business strategies that save energy and reduce carbon emissions. The financial institutions, ranging from...
2015-09-21 | Climate Knowledge Brokers Manifesto Calls for Improved Coordination
The Climate Knowledge Brokers Manifesto, issued by the Climate Knowledge Brokers' Group (CKB), calls for collective action to meet climate change knowledge-related challenges post-2015. The Manifesto outlines seven principles for how “climate...
2015-09-21 | ICAO Seminar Focuses on Partnerships for Emissions Reductions in Aviation
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) hosted a 'Multiplying Environmental Action Seminar' as part of its Global Aviation Partnerships on Emissions Reductions (E-GAP) initiative. The seminar shared actions related to aircraft...
2015-04-21 | Major oil industry players agree to end wasteful routine gas flaring
Major oil companies and oil-producing countries that currently carry out more than 40 percent of global gas flaring have committed for the first time to ending the wasteful practice of routine flaring at oil production sites by 2030 at the latest...
2015-04-21 | Latin American and Caribbean civil society capacity building workshop on post-2015 and HLPF
A regional capacity building workshop that will inform civil society from Latin America and the Caribbean on the post-2015 development agenda negotiations and the High-level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF) and provide guidance...
2015-04-21 | Future of Energy Summit Explores Transformation of Utilities
The Future of Energy Summit 2015 met under the theme ‘Opportunities for Transformation,' and covered key areas for the future of utilities, namely power generation, grids, connected homes and vehicles. Over 1000 attendees and 140 speakers...
2015-04-21 | Ministerial Meeting of African LDCs on Structural Transformation, Graduation and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The Ministerial Meeting of African Least Developed Countries (LDCs) aims to support African LDCs to make progress in poverty eradication, peace and development for graduating from the LDC category as well to support the achievement of...
2015-04-21 | IRENA, MIST Find Solar PV Cost-Competitive in the UAE
According to a study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), renewable energy, in particular electricity from solar photovoltaics (PV), has been cost-competitive in the United...