The renewable energy market continues to make remarkable progress. Last year was the eighth in a row that global investment in renewables exceeded US$200 billion. Much of this can be attributed to falling costs for solar...
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The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets. Recognizing that...
These guidelines provide a framework for strengthening the contribution of European Union (EU) international cooperation and development policy to sustainable development by integrating, or mainstreaming, environmental and climate...
As the cost of clean technology continues to fall, the world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, at an investment level 23% lower than the previous year, according to new research published on 6 April by UN...
Chapter of the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook 2012 containing data and analysis on modern energy access for the poor.
This Executive Summary presents the main findings of the study “Energy efficiency in industrial sectors in Georgia and Azerbaijan”, implemented under the project “High quality studies to support activities under the Eastern...
This report summarizes current knowledge at the Joint Research Centre regarding Renewable Energy in Africa. It assesses current energy consumption and the share of renewables in African states, and attempts to estimate the...
Publication Date: 2011 This report, which contains examples from the UNEP bilateral finance insitutions climate change working group 2011 aims to communicate the experiences of Bilateral Finance Institutions (BFIs), in particular...
How does our careless disposal of antimicrobial drugs produce bacteria that can resist them? Why are Marine Protected Areas vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? Can off-grid solar plug the energy gap for cities in...
Smart supergrid Gigantic transmission lines could connect North Sea wind farms and African solar farms to European consumption centres. Linking them with smart grids would produce a “supergrid”.