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UNEP Report Highlights Rise in Emerging Economies’ Investment in Clean Energy
3 June 2009: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative (SEFI) and New Energy Finance have released this year’s Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report. The report finds that investment in clean energy in 2008, although hampered by very difficult market conditions, topped 2007’s record investments by 5%, largely as a result of China, Brazil and other emerging economies.
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Categories: Energy, Mitigation, Publication, Technology, UNEP
3 June 2009: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative (SEFI) and New Energy Finance have released this year’s Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report. The report finds that investment in clean energy in 2008, although hampered by very difficult market conditions, topped 2007’s record investments by 5%, largely as a result of China, Brazil and other emerging economies.
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Categories: Energy, Mitigation, Publication, Technology, UNEP
Third C40 Large Cities Summit Addresses Achievements and Challenges in Fighting Climate Change
2 June 2009: The third Summit of the C40, a group of the world’s largest cities committed to tackling climate change, was held in Seoul, South Korea, from 18-21 May 2009. Under the theme “Cities’ Achievements and Challenges in the Fight Against Climate Change,” the Summit brought together mayors, company executives and leaders from 40 cities and 17 affiliate municipalities around the world to share their policies and good practices in addressing global warming.
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Categories: Adaptation, Human Settlements & Population, Intergovernmental Process, Meeting, Mitigation, Transport, UN-HABITAT
2 June 2009: The third Summit of the C40, a group of the world’s largest cities committed to tackling climate change, was held in Seoul, South Korea, from 18-21 May 2009. Under the theme “Cities’ Achievements and Challenges in the Fight Against Climate Change,” the Summit brought together mayors, company executives and leaders from 40 cities and 17 affiliate municipalities around the world to share their policies and good practices in addressing global warming.
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Categories: Adaptation, Human Settlements & Population, Intergovernmental Process, Meeting, Mitigation, Transport, UN-HABITAT
CBD Addresses Cooperation Issues and Nairobi Work Programme at UNFCCC SBSTA 30
2 June 2009: Addressing the 30th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) currently taking place in Bonn, Germany, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) outlined activities related to cooperation with the UNFCCC, including the two meetings of the CBD Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate Change, and the ninth meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions.
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Categories: Adaptation, Biodiversity, CBD, Governance, Meeting, Mitigation, Science, Assessment & Monitoring
2 June 2009: Addressing the 30th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) currently taking place in Bonn, Germany, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) outlined activities related to cooperation with the UNFCCC, including the two meetings of the CBD Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate Change, and the ninth meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions.
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Categories: Adaptation, Biodiversity, CBD, Governance, Meeting, Mitigation, Science, Assessment & Monitoring
