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  1. Secretary-General's remarks to media at UNFCCC COP17

    ... shape a more sustainable path to development and sustainable energy for all. While here in Durban I will also focus on REDD Plus, ... now, especially given that the Kyoto Protocol terms will wind up next year first term commitments and the talk so far is that the EU ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks to Global Citizen Festival [as prepared for delivery]

    ... Global Citizens! Our world needs more solar power and wind power. But I believe in an even stronger source of energy:  People power! The United Nations has heard your voices tonight.  ...

  3. Deputy Secretary-General's address to Bled Strategic Forum

    ... on the strategic challenges of climate change and energy security.   As you know better than anyone, humanity's current ... store at our power plants. It requires renewables such as wind, solar, nuclear, and sustainable biofuels. And it needs to be underpinned ...

  4. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at ECOSOC retreat [as prepared for delivery]

    ... rights and seismic political changes, have taken some of the wind out of the 2030 sails. Our destination remains the same but the pace of ... new 2030 Agenda landscape?   How can they infuse the energy of young people into their midst?   How can they deliver more for ...

  5. Secretary-General's video message for the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit

    ... Transport systems can be changed to favour mass transit. Energy generation can rely more on renewable sources, such as wind, solar and geothermal. These solutions exist. We must ensure they ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks on accepting the UNA-NY Humanitarians of the Year Award [as prepared for delivery]

    ... scientists and other experts believe fervently that clean energy will be the investment wave of the future, and that there are fortunes to be made by putting resources behind wind, solar, biomass and other renewables. Last year alone, this part of the ...

  7. Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of UN-City in Copenhagen (as prepared for delivery)

    ... New York, the Capital Master Plan renovations will reduce energy consumption by 50 per cent. The new additions to the UN ... lifted.  From the rows of parked bicycles to the wind turbines out to sea, I see proof that we can tackle the climate challenges ...

  8. Secretary-General's message on World Habitat Day

    ... to solutions. More and more municipalities are harnessing wind, solar and geothermal energy, contributing to green growth and improving environmental protection. ...

  9. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at New Climate Economy Summit [as prepared for delivery]

    ... and iron and steel industries.   Key sectors such as energy and transport are undergoing massive transformation, with dramatic cost reductions in renewables such as wind and solar, and a shift towards electric vehicles -- nearly 2 million are ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks at event on "Clean Industrial Revolution" [as prepared for delivery]

    ... And we are applying the same proven approach to energy. Energy is central to everything we do. It cuts across ... investments. Investments in electricity from wind, sun, waves and biomass outpaced natural gas, oil and coal by almost 20 ...