38 datasets found

According to the African Energy Commission (AFREC, 2015), total electricity produced in 2015 was 278 ktoe with 99.6 per cent of it produced from fossil fuels. Industry consumed...

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 Central African Republic had a population of 4.7 million people in 2013 (World Bank, 2015). Electricity production in 2015 was 18 ktoe with 88.8 per cent of it generated...

Burkina Faso has a population of 17.08 million. Electricity production in 2015 was 69 ktoe with 89.8 per cent of it generated from fossil fuels. Final consumption of electricity...

In 2013, the population of Cameroon was 22.25 million (IEA, 2016). Total electricity produced in 2015 was 628 ktoe with 75 per cent of it from hydroelectricity. In 2015,...

Total production of electricity in 2015 was 1,708 ktoe with 82.7 per cent produced from hydro, 2.8 per cent from fossil fuels and 2.7 per cent from geothermal sources. Final...

More than 180 countries have peatlands but we are only just starting to understand their role in both climate change and our efforts to curb it. Peatlands cover less than three...

In 2015, total electricity produced was 343 ktoe, with 88.9 per cent from fossil fuels and 9 per cent from solar and wind. Final electricity consumed was 276 ktoe.

Burundi’s population in 2013 was 10.4 million). Total electricity produced in 2015 was 17 ktoe down from 21 ktoe in 2010.

By 2013, Benin had a population of 10.32 million. Electricity production in 2015 was 54 ktoe with 99.2 per cent of it generated from fossil fuels. Industry consumed 22.2 per...

Although crude oil has become the country’s primary source of export earnings, energy access for the population is very low. Electricity production in 2015 was 28 ktoe with 96.4...

This report aims to provide the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the UN Environment Programme with an update on key developments in the period 1 April to 31 July 2018.

Earth needs help. The climate emergency, the loss of nature and deadly pollution threaten to destroy our home and eliminate many of the millions of species that share this...

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The Global Peatland Map 2.0, launched by the Global Peatlands Initiative partners at the Peatland Pavilion during UNFCCC COP26, improves the base knowledge on the location and...

This policy report examines the current status of peatlands globally, assesses the benefits and costs of peatlands, and identifies policies for peatlands conservation,...

Permafrost thaw is seen as one of the most important “tipping elements” that could precipitate a runaway greenhouse effect, or an uncontrollable “Hothouse Earth”. To avoid such...

Every year a network of scientists, experts and institutions across the world work with UN Environment to identify and analyze emerging issues that will have profound effects on...