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Sustainable Flight with Biofuels
If the aviation sector were a country, it would be the eighth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world — using planes and helicopters to move people and cargo around the world produces around two percent of the world’s planet…
Frankfurt Institute Doctoral Student Wins ‘Sustainable Energy for all Challenge’ by Improving Modelling Tool Meant to Facilitate Universal Electricity Access
NEW YORK, (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced recently that Jonas Hörsch, a doctoral student in physics at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, is the winner of the Unite Ideas #SE4All MathProg challenge. Mr.…
Railsponsible Becomes a Member of the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Program Led by UNEP
Railsponsible, a non-profit business organisation formed by seven companies in the rail industry: Alstom, Bombardier Transportation, SNCF, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and SKF, becomes the 109th partner of the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Program led by the…
IKEA Group Announces Fresh €1bn Push to Secure Supplies of Sustainable Materials
IKEA Group has revealed plans to invest a further €1bn in securing long term supplies of sustainable materials by backing projects in forestry, recycling, renewable energy, and biomaterial development. The retail giant today published its annual sustainability report for 2016,…
Participants Endorse ‘Ashgabat Statement’ as First-Ever UN Conference on Sustainable Transport Ends
The first-ever United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded few days ago in the Turkmen capital, with more than 50 countries endorsing the ‘Ashgabat Statement on Commitments and Policy Recommendations,’ with a view to supporting cleaner, greener transportation – from…
UN development chief meets communities grappling with scarce and vulnerable water resources in Burkina Faso
Wrapping up a three-day visit to the country, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark met today with a rural community in Burkina Faso which is bearing the brunt of the effects of environmental degradation and deforestation in a country where scarce water…
Landlocked developing countries count on UNIDO to accelerate sustainable energy innovation, entrepreneurship and cleaner production
International cooperation and partnerships are essential to accelerate universal access, renewable energy and energy efficiency development in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), said participants at a high-level seminar held in Vienna this week. The event, held from 24 to 25 October,…