Quick Programming Note: Ban Ki Moon Speech on Sustainable Energy for All
I will be at this cool looking event in which Ban Ki Moon is giving a keynote. This is the kind of thing that will lend itself to some live-tweeting, so check out @marklgoldberg and @undispatch for...
View ArticleThe Artificial Leaf and Sustainable Energy for All
In case you missed it, do check out the New Yorker profile of Daniel Nocera, a scientist who has designed a “a cheap, playing-card-size coated-silicon sheet that, when placed in a glass of tap water...
View ArticleHow We Should Measure Success at Rio+20 (Podcast)
One month from now, world leaders, civil society activists, businesspeople and diplomats will descend on Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, better known as...
View ArticleInfograph of the Day: Global Energy Efficiency
Sustainable Energy for All is a new initiative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon that sets three concrete goals for humanity to achieve by 2030. This includes ensuring universal access to modern...
View ArticleInfographic of the Day: Universal Access to Energy
Ed note. Sustainable Energy for All is a new initiative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon that sets three concrete goals for humanity to achieve by 2030. This includes ensuring universal access to...
View ArticleInfographic of the Day: Doubling Renewable Energy Sources
Ed note. Sustainable Energy for All is a new initiative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon that sets three concrete goals for humanity to achieve by 2030. This includes ensuring universal access to...
View ArticleGisele Bundchen Stars in Videos for Rio+20
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Brazilian model and UN Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bundchen filmed these two videos for the UN Secretary General’s Sustainable Energy for All...
View ArticleThe Two Rio Plus 20s
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – For the past week, delegates from nearly every UN member state have been pouring over a document that will enshrine the official outcomes of the Rio+20 conference on...
View ArticleRio+20: USA Shows Support for Secretary General’s Sustainable Energy Plan
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – In advance of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s arrival in Rio tomorrow, the US Government released a fact sheet showing how the various arms of the Obama administration are...
View ArticleRio+20: USA Announces Africa Clean Energy Finance Partnership
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is addressing the plenary session this morning, the closing day of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. But has been the...
View ArticleMap of the Day: Where Investment in Renewables is Booming
Today’s map comes from a new UN-backed report Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2018. As the name suggests the report, which was a joint effort of the United Nations Environment Program and...
View ArticleHow “Energy Poverty” Is Stifling Job Growth in the Developing World
Energy Poverty conventionally refers to the lack of household electricity. Over 1 billion people live without reliable sources of electricity — but a new group seeks to change how we think about energy...
View ArticleHow We Should Measure Success at Rio+20 (Podcast)
One month from now, world leaders, civil society activists, businesspeople and diplomats will descend on Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, better known as...
View ArticleInfograph of the Day: Global Energy Efficiency
Sustainable Energy for All is a new initiative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon that sets three concrete goals for humanity to achieve by 2030. This includes ensuring universal access to modern...
View ArticleInfographic of the Day: Universal Access to Energy
Ed note. Sustainable Energy for All is a new initiative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon that sets three concrete goals for humanity to achieve by 2030. This includes ensuring universal access to...
View ArticleInfographic of the Day: Doubling Renewable Energy Sources
Ed note. Sustainable Energy for All is a new initiative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon that sets three concrete goals for humanity to achieve by 2030. This includes ensuring universal access to...
View ArticleGisele Bundchen Stars in Videos for Rio+20
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Brazilian model and UN Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bundchen filmed these two videos for the UN Secretary General’s Sustainable Energy for All...
View ArticleThe Two Rio Plus 20s
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – For the past week, delegates from nearly every UN member state have been pouring over a document that will enshrine the official outcomes of the Rio+20 conference on...
View ArticleRio+20: USA Shows Support for Secretary General’s Sustainable Energy Plan
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – In advance of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s arrival in Rio tomorrow, the US Government released a fact sheet showing how the various arms of the Obama administration are...
View ArticleRio+20: USA Announces Africa Clean Energy Finance Partnership
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is addressing the plenary session this morning, the closing day of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. But has been the...
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