Global Initiatives

The energy challenge for achieving the Millennium Development Goals

This UN-Energy paper on the importance of energy for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was drafted collectively by the United Nations (UN) agencies, programmes and organizations working in the area of energy, reflecting their ...

Jun 2005
An assessment of biomass feedstock and conversion research opportunities

This report is one of a series of assessments on various areas of the energy landscape prepared by GCEP staff. The assessments are intended to provide an introduction to the energy area as well as ...

May 2005
Biodiesel initiatives in Germany

Regarding the production and usage of biodiesel in Germany the ifeu – Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg was charged by VITO, Belgium, to create a survey, within the European project PREMIA 2005 is ...

May 2005
Revised ITTO criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of tropical forests

The purpose of the ITTO C&I is to provide member countries with a tool for monitoring, assessing and reporting changes and trends in forest conditions and management systems at the national and FMU levels. By ...

May 2005
Advancing bioenergy for sustainable development - Guideline for policymakers and investors (Joint UNDP/World Bank)

This report is part of Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP)’s work programme on the development of renewable energy resources.It provides a broad review of the issues that a policymaker or project developer may face ...

Apr 2005
Guidelines for growing grain legumes in Europe

AEP, the European Association for Grain Legume Research, is a European-based but internationally-active network of scientists and end-users concerned with grain legumes (peas, faba beans, lupins, chickpeas, lentils, Phaseolus beans, etc.).Legume seeds are rich in ...

Mar 2005
Jatropha Curcas L.: an international botanical answer to biodiesel production and renewable energy

This report was prepared by DOVE BIOTECH LTD. in order to describe Jatropha curcas l and it different uses. It presents a botanical description and refers to cases in different places in the world which ...

Mar 2005
Energy indicators for sustainable development: guidelines and methodologies

This publication is the product of an international initiative to define a set of Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development (EISD) and corresponding methodologies and guidelines. The successful completion of this work is the result of ...

Mar 2005
From Hong Kong to CSD. Making the multilateral trading system supportive of the transition to a sustainable energy future

International energy use and trade are currently in a state of flux, with issues related to both security and sustainability driving global adjustment in energy trade and policies. Trade in fossil fuels (oil) is characterised ...

Mar 2005
Criteria for assessing environmental, economic, and social aspects of biofuels in developing countries

Preliminary work on the potential of energy crops in developing countries (DCs) indicates an order of magnitude similar to the total transport fuel use of the EU-25 and the USA.If and to what extent this ...

Feb 2005
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