45 datasets found

In 2013, Angola had a population of just over 21 million with an energy sector dominated by hydropower and oil (IEA, 2016). Electricity production in 2015 was 617 ktoe with 73.2...

The population of Algeria in 2013 was just over 39 million (Table 1). In 2015, total production of electricity in the country was 65,588 ktoe with most (99.3 per cent) produced...

The UNFCCC is based on a top down approach, giving an overall goal for greenhouse gas reductions but with flexibility on how to achieve these reductions. The UNFCCC can be...

The Renewables 2019 Global Status Report (GSR 2019) marks 15 years since Bonn2004, the landmark international conference that gave rise to REN21. Then, a “coalition of the...

The main theme of the Congress, Natural Resources of the Pacific Ocean for the Benefit of Mankind, demonstrates an enormous interest in the Pacific region which is in many...

This paper examines the use of economic instruments in the protection of the global environment (particularly, global warming caused by enhanced carbon dioxide emissions),...

This study, undertaken by UN Environment in cooperation with the African Union Commission, and validated by experts from 35 African countries, establishes the baseline data and...

This report reveals that an expansion of renewable energy in the power sector in Latin America and the Caribbean instead of continuing a fossil fuel path, including natural gas,...

The present volume and the 1991 seminars on environmental management on which it is based launched a new process of interaction at UNEP: an open exchange of views with working...

This is tool kit on energy efficiency to ensure tracking of processing batches while matching the same with specific energy costs. This would ideally necessitate distinguishing...

IDEAs guidance aims to define an efficient and resilient office building or space in the UN context. It targets the earliest possible stages of office establishment from setting...

The purpose of this support kit is to help UN Environment staff understand the relevance of gender in their specific field and provide entry points for integration of gender in...

The GEO Cities methodology, available as an application manual, is a very useful tool that will strengthen institutional capacities to prepare environmental assessments and...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Energy Finance work fosters increased engagement of the finance community in the low-carbon development and sustainable energy...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s United for Efficiency (U4E) Initiative partners with countries to help them save up to 20 percent of their electricity...

The District Energy in Cities Initiative is a multi-stakeholder partnership coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and is one of six accelerators of the...

This activity aims to analyze Both consumer and producer energy subsidies: these include subsidies to coal, natural gas, oil and related petroleum products (particularly those...

The United Nations System has been working to improve its environmental sustainability over several years. Responding to the latest scientific evidence, UN entities are now...

Since 2010, the number of internet users worldwide has doubled, and the global internet traffic has grown 12-fold. The digital services that we enjoy are sometimes referred to...

This year’s Buildings Global Status Report provides an update on the drivers of CO2 emissions and energy demand globally since 2018, along with examples of policies,...