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The International Energy Agency’s publishes its flagship World Energy Outlook 2012 report
Monday, 12 November 2012 — The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) flagship report, the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2012, publishes a wealth of data and analysis vital to those seeking to…
Read MoreBan names high-level panel to map out 'bold' vision for future global development efforts
31 July 2012 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the members of a High-level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Rio+20 - Getting power to the people (Charles Holliday & Kandeh Yumkella)
The following Op-Ed appeared in South Africa's Mail & Guardian on June 19th, Brazil's O Globo on June 16th, Germany's Maerkische Oderzeitung and India's Mint on June 12th. Think about…
Read MorePress Release:UN Secretary-General Announces Significant Commitments to Action in support of Achieving Sustainable Energy for All
Rio de Janeiro – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that more than one hundred commitments and actions have been already mobilized in support of his Sustainable Energy for…
Read MoreRoadmap to Global Electrification Underway
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UN Secretary-General and World Bank President name Sustainable Energy for All Advisory Board and Executive Committee members
Heads of UN and World Bank name team to mobilize action toward universal energy access, doubling of renewables and doubling of energy efficiency rates. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced on 19 April 2013 the members of the Advisory Board for the…
Read MoreSecretary-General's remarks at Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday called on some of the world's leading energy investors to lead by example and support Sustainable Energy for All, which will "open a new world of opportunity for billions of people and lead to massive new investment opportunities. For more information: Secretary-General's remarks Bloomberg: UN says…
Read MoreThe International Energy Agency’s publishes its flagship World Energy Outlook 2012 report
Monday, 12 November 2012 — The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) flagship report, the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2012, publishes a wealth of data and analysis vital to those seeking to deliver the three interlinked objectives of Sustainable Energy for All. For more than a decade, the WEO has published analysis…
Read MorePress Release: UN Secretary-General Highlights Significant Commitments to Action in support of Achieving Sustainable Energy for All
Rio de Janeiro – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted more than one hundred commitments and actions have been already mobilized in support of his Sustainable Energy for All initiative, demonstrating powerful early momentum from governments, private sector companies and civil society organizations to achieve Sustainable Energy for All…
Read MoreBan names high-level panel to map out 'bold' vision for future global development efforts
31 July 2012 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the members of a High-level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Read the rest of the story on the UN…
Read MorePress Release:UN Secretary-General Announces Significant Commitments to Action in support of Achieving Sustainable Energy for All
Rio de Janeiro – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that more than one hundred commitments and actions have been already mobilized in support of his Sustainable Energy for All initiative, demonstrating powerful early momentum from governments, private sector companies and civil society organizations to achieve Sustainable Energy for…
Read MorePress Release:Sustainable Energy for All Initiative Releases Major New Commitments to Action by Governments, Private Sector and Civil Society ahead of Rio+20 Conference
New York, NY – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Sustainable Energy for All initiative today released further commitments to action from a wide range of stakeholders in support of the Secretary-General's vision of achieving sustainable energy for all by 2030. The Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4ALL), launched by the Secretary-General…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Rio+20 - Getting power to the people (Charles Holliday & Kandeh Yumkella)
The following Op-Ed appeared in South Africa's Mail & Guardian on June 19th, Brazil's O Globo on June 16th, Germany's Maerkische Oderzeitung and India's Mint on June 12th. Think about your life without electricity and other modern energy services: no lights, no appliances, no refrigeration. No computers to link you…
Read MoreOp-Ed: A global movement for change (Ban Ki-moon)
Next week, world leaders gather for a momentous occasion ― the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro. Will it be a success? In my opinion, yes. Read more in The Korean Herald.
Read MorePress Release: Practitioner Network Releases Recommendations to Achieve Universal Energy Access
Based on On-the-Ground Experience of Hundreds of Practitioners Rio de Janeiro (June 18, 2012) – The United Nations Foundation today released Energy Access Practitioner Network: Towards Achieving Universal Energy Access by 2030 – a set of recommendations based on international on-the-ground experience to provide electricity to the 1.3 billion people…
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