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  1. Secretary-General's remarks at General Assembly High Level Debate on Investment in Africa

    ... Basic infrastructure, from healthcare and sanitation to energy and transport networks, is lacking. As we shape a post-2015 ... New technologies for renewable resources such as solar and wind power are becoming much more affordable. New gas discoveries and ...

  2. Secreary-General's remarks to the 100th Rotary International Convention

    ... and hats. They were talking excitedly. Their energy was youthful though many looked of retirement age. My colleague realized ... eradication work can be. They are far from home, with a hot wind blowing dust in their face. They are hungry after 10 hours of non-stop ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks at 66th UN DPI/NGO Conference Youth Caucus Event

    ... vendor who sparked this Arab Spring in 2011 in Tunisia. That wind is still blowing, still sweeping. Of course depending on where they live, ... billion year history, but this world is very young, full of energy, full of dynamism, full of power. This power, energy, dynamism has not ...

  4. Secretary-General's press encounter on his forthcoming travels

    ... many African governments struggle to invest in renewable energy when abundant resources – solar, wind, hydro power and critical minerals – are on their doorstep. High levels ...

  5. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks at TICAD V event on "Building Climate Resilience for African Development" [as prepared for delivery]

    ... and prosperity. Africa’s rivers, sunshine, wind and geothermal resources can provide sustainable energy for all Africans, creating jobs and generating growth. They can provide ...

  6. Secretary-General on Climate Action [as delivered]

    ... today. In the United States and China, new renewable energy jobs now outstrip those created in the oil and gas industries.   ... Arabia announced plans to install 700 megawatts of solar and wind power.   And industry experts predict India’s solar capacity will ...

  7. Secretary-General's remarks at African Climate Summit

    ... for the rest of the world. We need ambitious renewable energy goals in line with the 1.5 degree limit. And we must bring ... hydropower projects in Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan. To wind and solar projects in Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. To ...

  8. Secretary-General's press encounter following Climate Ambition Summit

    ... plants. India will soon more than double its renewable energy target and China will reach, by 2030, twelve hundred Gigawatts of installed wind and solar power. Countries like Israel and Slovakia are joining the ...

  9. Transcript of the Secretary-General's press conference following Climate Ambition Summit

    ... plants. India will soon more than double its renewable energy target and China will reach, by 2030, twelve hundred Gigawatts of installed wind and solar power. Countries like Israel and Slovakia are joining the ...

  10. Full transcript of Secretary-General's press encounter

    ...   Technology is on our side -- delivering renewable energy at far lower cost than the fossil-fuel driven economy.   Solar and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new power in virtually all major ...