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The Renewable Energy Performance Platform supports private sector renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa that are typically between 1MW and 25MW (but can be up to 50MW...

The Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) is a multi-donor trust fund managed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and backed by the German Federal Environment...

The project aims to introduce a policy framework and showcases demonstrations on the technical, economic and financial viability of investing in solar electricity use among...

This proposed project will provide an opportunity to develop capacity within the District Assembly for the use of biogas technology to manage Faecal Sludge while creating the...

The main objective is to contribute to the reduction of conventional fuels by substitution of wood with a renewable fuel for SMEs in Burkina Faso through recycling of cashew...

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...

Delhi, India is typical of many megacities in Asia and Africa, with large populations, swift economic growth that spurs in-migration, and an already stressed built environment...

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...

The UN System is committed to improving resource efficiency, achieving climate neutrality by 2020 and internalising the Sustainable Development Goals.

Each year, World Environment Day celebrates the environment and encourages action to protect our fragile ecosystems. The 2019 theme was air pollution, a global emergency that...

In Israel, the industrial areas, which include industrial plants, commercial centers and offices, by nature have many environmental impacts, such as air pollution, harm to open...

This impact sheet on Management of Sustainable Energy Production from Integrated Waste Management and Agricultural Processing Systems provides a snapshot of results and...

Better environmental performance by businesses, restaurants and eateries in particular, attracts new environmental conscience customers who take sustainability into account when...

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...

This fact sheet outlines the major achievements in sustainable development in Haiti from 2011 to 2016.

Electric vehicles (EV) can play an important part in the decarbonisation of the traffic sector. This helps in climate mitigation and positively impacts the air quality of...

The global environmental governance framework is not keeping pace with the rate of change that is driving environmental degradation and climate change. Innovative solutions are...

The role of the energy-gender nexus in the acceleration of renewable energy deployment in ASEAN remains underexplored. Current gender disparities severely impede the enhancement...

This study is the first comprehensive and consistent record of energy subsidies in the EaP region. It was prepared with a view to improving transparency, helping governments in...

For the first time in several years, 2012 saw a decline, not a new record, for global investment in renewable energy. As last year’s Global Trends report warned, dollar...