Climate & Energy

Energy is essential to the human experience. Energy powers transportation, provides heat, brings light and drives the machinery that fuels the global economy. Worldwide reliance on fossil fuels also incurs significant political, economic, environmental and development costs. Our Climate & Energy Team works with the UN to help transition the world toward a safe, cleaner, more equitable and climate-friendly energy future. 

Our climate & energy priorities include:

Securing A Global Climate Agreement

The world needs a new, more effective and far-reaching climate change agreement. Global Leadership for Climate Action – a collection of key world leaders from more than 20 countries – has a plan.

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Improving Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency is the cheapest, fastest, and smartest strategy available for saving money and resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions around the world. Our International Energy Efficiency Task Force is bringing government and business leaders behind a strategy to double energy efficiency in key countries.

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Deploying Clean Energy Technologies

Clean energy technologies are needed around the world to stem climate change, improve lives and power development. We work with the UN to support clean energy enterprises and disseminate clean, affordable, renewable energy sources. The answer to both of these challenges lies in the development of clean, renewable energy.

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LATEST NEWS

  1. US organisations call for energy efficiency to be a priority

    September 25, 2008
    Energy Efficiency News

  2. Diverse coalition of organizations call upon the Congress and next President to make energy efficiency a national priority

    September 16, 2008
    PR Web

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Latest Stories of Impact

  1. The Galapagos Islands Swap Diesel for Wind Power

    The Galápagos Islands are home to a dizzying array of plants and animal life, but its fragile ecosystems are vulnerable to ocean oil spills.  How is the Government of Ecuador working with the UN Foundation to reduce the threat of contamination to the Galápagos?

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