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News • May 30, 2014

Yvo de Boer says tough new legislation will send global message that US is serious about 2015 Paris deal

Obama’s new carbon cutting plans ‘critical’ to UN climate talks Last updated on 29 May 2014, 3:14 pm Yvo de Boer says tough new legislation will send global message that US is serious about 2015 Paris deal (Pic: White House/Flickr) By Ed King Barack Obama’s plan to slash carbon pollution from US power plants is a […]

News • May 26, 2014

Rwanda seeks to invest in green growth approach

Sunday, May 25, 2014 Rwanda seeks to invest in green growth approach Use of firewood for cooking is a practice that will be avoided   KIGALI, Rwanda – The country hopes to transform into a developed country by 2050 by adopting the green growth strategy. Rwanda hopes to have a strong servicing sector where industry […]

News • May 22, 2014

National Workshop in Mongolia Advances Green Development and Implementation of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)

Ulaanbaatar, 15 May 2014. The 2014National Implementation Workshop to Advance a Green Economy and Green Development in Mongolia took place on 15 -16 May 2014 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  It brought together more than 100 participants from numerous ministries and government departments, UN agencies, universities, research centers, international organizations, as well as representatives from the private sector. […]

News • May 8, 2014

REEEP – a vanguard of knowledge brokers

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) has been a leader in the climate and development knowledge community since the launch of reegle.info in 2005 with REN21. Since then, REEEP has continually been among a vanguard of so-called “knowledge brokers” in the climate and development space, culminating recently in its selection to host the […]