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UN in the Field

Examples of UN Projects

The following are examples of UN projects aimed at addressing climate change concerns. It is an illustrative but not exhaustive list of activities.

By Country

• Bangladesh
  • Increasing the spread of off-grid renewable energy technologies such as solar homes
• Bolivia
  • Providing renewable energy to 200,000 homes in Bolivia's rural areas
• Brazil
  • Using sugarcane biogases and trash to generate electricity
• Bulgaria
  • Overcoming barriers to improved energy efficiency and reduced green house gas emissions
• China
  • Getting Fuel Cell Buses in Beijing and Shanghai to operate over 1.6 million kilometres
  • Removing a range of institutional, technical and policy barriers to the adoption of renewable technologies in China
  • Removing the barriers to the widespread commercialization of energy-efficient refrigerators
  • The China Green Lights project aims to save energy and protect the environment by reducing lighting energy use in China by 10 per cent by 2010
• Cuba
  • Assisting manufacturers produce a range of highly efficient home refrigerators using substances which do not deplete the ozone layer
• Egypt
  • Building consumer awareness of energy and conservation issues, encouraging the use of energy-efficient appliances and making the case for alternative energy sources
• India
  • Meeting India’s rural energy needs with bioenergy technology
  • Private sector helps the development of solar energy in India
  • Promoting the recovery of methane from coal mining and using it for electricity
  • Solar Homes Systems project wins Energy Globe Award
• Namibia
  • UNDP and Namibia’s Ministry of Energy help build the country’s capacity for renewable energy [Video, 3 minutes 53 seconds]
• Pakistan
  • Promoting proper tune-up practices to improve the energy efficiency of motor vehicles
• Philippines
  • Creating the largest grid-connected photovoltaic installation for solar power in the developing world
• Russian Federation
  • Overcoming the barriers to energy-efficient investment in residential buildings
• South Africa
  • Reducing greenhouse gases produced by transportation in South African cities
• Sudan
  • Meeting Sudan’s energy needs through solar power

By Region

• Africa
  • UNEP Report on the consequences of climate change in Sudan
  • UN to assist Africa to adapt to climate change and get better CDM access
  • New UNEP Report says that harvesting rainfall is a key climate adaptation opportunity for Africa
  • Climate Information for Development Needs: an Action Plan for Africa [PDF]
• South America
  • Amazon Waters Project gets green light
  • Climate project launched to help farmers in Andean countries

By Topic

• Clean Development Mechanism
  • List of projects
• Finance
  • Finance Community calls on G-8 to back deep emission reduction targets
  • Global finance community joins UN to tackle climate change
• Renewable Energy
  • UNEP Report on investors flocking to renewable energy
  • New renewable energy potential discovered
• Deforestation
  • Planting a billion trees to help climate change
• Technology
  • New UNEP Report claims that buildings can play a key role in climate change
  • UNEP helps develop sustainable public transport in the developing world
  • The BioFuels Initiative of UNCTAD

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