Clean Energy Policy News
14 August 2015
The New and Renewable Energy Authority and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company have announced three new tenders will be held to develop a cumulated renewable capacity of 500 megawatts in the West Nile region of Egypt.
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13 August 2015
The Clean Energy Ministerial’s Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) initiative, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, recently hosted a retreat for the U.S.-based C3E ambassadors, a group of leaders in clean energy who work to advance women’s participation and leadership in the sector.
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7 August 2015
The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining and the government of Uruguay have approved a new energy efficiency plan that includes general measures for all sectors to support small and medium enterprises in making their energy use more efficient.
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3 August 2015
A Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on energy as a stand-alone issue has been agreed by UN Member States as part of the post-2015 development agenda to be adopted next month by world leaders.
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2 August 2015
The 193 Member States of the United Nations reached agreement today on the outcome document that will constitute the new sustainable development agenda that will be adopted this September by world leaders at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York.
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22 July 2015
In an ongoing effort to solve the region’s significant energy challenges, Pacific Island countries, territories and development partners are meeting this week to share experiences on increasing the use of renewable energy.
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20 July 2015
According to the Brazilian power utility, the actions implemented under a national program for energy conservation saved the equivalent of the annual power consumption of approximately 5.25 million Brazilian homes.
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17 July 2015
The St. Kitts-Nevis government says it is implementing measures aimed at reducing electricity costs to consumers.
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13 July 2015
Innovative financial mechanisms in four key areas have the potential to boost crucial investment in sustainable energy by some $120 billion a year in the near term, according to a new report from the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative.
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