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Sun Dec 14, 2014, 11:59 PM Dec 2014

UNEP-Coordinated Coalition Aims to Support Climate Change Fight through Measuring Emission Reductio…

http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2814&ArticleID=11106&l=en
[font face=Serif][font size=5]UNEP-Coordinated Coalition Aims to Support Climate Change Fight through Measuring Emission Reductions from Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Projects[/font]

wo, dec 10, 2014

[font size=4]Global Shift to Energy Efficiency and Renewables Could Save Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Each Year.[/font]

[font size=3]Lima, Peru, 10 December 2014 - A coalition launched today at the climate talks in Lima aims to boost efforts to save billions of dollars and billions of tonnes of CO2 emissions each year by measuring and reporting reductions of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from projects and programmes that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries.

The 1 Gigaton Coalition, initiated by the Government of Norway and coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has been formed in light of the understanding that many countries have a wide range of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and initiatives in place.

However, most do not measure or report the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result. The Coalition believes that, if measured, these reductions would amount to about one gigaton a year by 2020 - showing the savings that can be made and thus encouraging the uptake of energy efficiency policies and renewable energy technologies.

"Energy efficiency and renewable energy, while growing in use and prominence, are still in many ways an untapped goldmine that can greatly reduce the threat of severe climate change, save money and help meet The Sustainable Energy for All Initiative's goal of giving everyone on this planet access to clean and modern forms of energy," said Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director.

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