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2014-09-03 | Expansion of European Energy Efficient Buildings Market Projected
Cumulative spending on energy efficient buildings in Europe is expected to reach nearly US$800 billion over the next ten years according to market research and consulting firm Navigant Research. A report by the company analyzes the European market...
2014-09-03 | CEM Documents Improved Energy Performance in North America
The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) has released three case studies documenting improved energy management performance at three North American plants. The systems deployed by the plants were compliant with the standards of the International...
2014-09-03 | OAS Workshop Seeks to Improve Caribbean Sustainable Energy Projects
A regional workshop organized by the Organization of American States (OAS) discussed how to improve donor interventions regarding sustainable energy projects in the Caribbean.
2014-09-02 | SIDS Opening Session Links Small Islands and Global Issues, Highlights Partnerships
Formal proceedings for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) began with an opening plenary followed by a general debate among UN Member States. A parallel multi-stakeholder partnership dialogue took place on...
2014-09-02 | High-level Event Discusses Renewable Energy in SIDS
Participants recognized sustainable energy for all as a tool for eradicating poverty, combating climate change, creating economic opportunities and achieving sustainable development for all small island developing States (SIDS), at a side event, ‘...
2014-09-02 | US, Hawaii Announce Aloha+ Challenge for Sustainability
The Aloha+ Challenge has been announced in Apia, Samoa, following its launch in Hawaii, US, on 7 July 2014. The joint sustainability commitment includes targets on: clean energy transformation; local food production; natural resource management;...
2014-09-02 | Renewable Energy Forum Addresses SIDS' Transition to Sustainable Energy
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) pre-conference Renewable Energy Forum, held on 30 August 2014, in Apia, Samoa, highlighted the economic, social and climate change mitigation benefits of renewable energy,...
2014-09-02 | Youth Forum Seeks Opportunities in Sustainable Development
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) pre-conference Forum on youth, hosted by the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY), focused on identifying opportunities for young people from SIDS to engage...
2014-09-02 | UNDP, Samoa Showcase Biogas Partnership
The UN Development Programme (UNDP), Samoa's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) are showcasing their bio-fuel partnership at the Third International...
2014-09-02 | UNECA Highlights Blue Economy Potential of African SIDS
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Climate Policy Center (ACPC) have released a report titled ‘Climate change in the African SIDS-the paradox of the small,' which highlights that the blue economy can help African small...