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  1. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the 7th Meeting of the Forum of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2024 [as prepared for delivery]

    ... Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Such energy and leadership are in dire need in today’s world. Global ... rural areas. And fossil fuels continue to be the primary energy source across the region as a whole, even if many around the table are ... sources, though we are witnessing rapid growth in solar and wind, as well as in green hydrogen development. In 2020, financing for ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks at Camilo Ortega Wind Park

    ... by what I have seen today. This is a very impressive wind park and I learned a lot about what you are doing to promote sustainable energy. This project represents almost one quarter of Nicaragua’s ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Informal Thematic Dialogue on Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation and New and Renewable Sources of Energy

    ... gas emissions. And to do that we must change how we use energy. We can achieve a lot by pursuing energy efficiency. We can cut ... Renewable and clean power –from the sun and the wind, from geothermal or biomass –offers a step on the ladder of prosperity ...

  4. Secretary-General's message to International Forum on Energy Transitions, 5-7 November

    ... I am pleased to send greetings to the International Forum on Energy Transitions, jointly hosted by the government of China and IRENA, the ... more renewable electric power.  The installed capacity of wind and solar power in China ranks number one in the world today.  Wind power ...

  5. Secretary-General's opening remarks to High-level Dialogue on Energy

    ... Friends, Welcome to the High-Level Dialogue on Energy. This event is long overdue. It has been 40 years since we last ... shift to decarbonized energy systems. By 2030, solar and wind capacity should quadruple to respectively 630 and 390 gigawatts added ...

  6. Secretary-General's video message on the launch of the World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate 2021 Report [scroll down for languages]

    ... But I will give you the bottom line. The global energy system is broken and bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe. ... low-hanging fruit. Renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar are readily available and in most cases, cheaper than coal and ...

  7. Secretary-General's remarks at International Renewable Energy Agency Debate

    ... time has come. We are living in the age of renewable energy. I thank you and congratulate you for the vision, dedication and ... enormous changes we have seen. Everyone involved in energy—governments, the private sector, investors and financial institutions, ... Everywhere I travel, I see solar panels and wind turbines springing up. We all know that renewable energy is ...

  8. Secretary-General's message to High-Level Event on the African Renewable Energy Initiative

    ... Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All Date:  20 September 2016 I am ... and other developing regions which have significant solar, wind and geothermal energy potential.  However, many barriers remain, ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks at closing of Thematic Day on Energy

    ... Excellency Ms. Segolene Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development of France; Your Excellency Mr. Mogens ... modern energy for the first time thanks to a solar panel, a wind turbine, or a small hydro power plant. But, to replicate this ...

  10. Secretary-General's video message to 2020 China Coal Consumption Cap and Energy Transition International Workshop

    ... fuels to renewables and other zero carbon technologies. Wind and solar are already cheaper than coal power in most of the world, including many parts of China. And energy storage, which is also falling in price, will make these technologies ...