In one of its few ambitious gestures, the agreement approved by world leaders at Friday’s conclusion of the Rio+20 conference commits their support to the goal that everyone should have access to modern energy.
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Coal commitments shadow Sustainable Energy For All
As public and private sector commitments rained down on the UN initiative on Sustainable Energy For All yesterday, a short phrase about fossil fuels in the now-forgotten text of the Rio+20 agreement began to make its presence felt.
Lessons of safe sanitation for clean cookstoves
There are many similarities between the provision of safe sanitation and the upgrading of traditional cookstoves in developing countries. The role of women in both challenges is fundamental and has been recognised in the Rio+20 debates.
Sustainable Energy For All heads new world order
Leaders of the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy For All initiative have held a press conference at Rio+20. Public-private partnerships are the model of the future, they say, and this is the biggest of all.
Energy poverty news: Rio+20: June 21
A medley of characters has something to say about Sustainable Energy For All as the Rio+20 conference nears its climax.
Achievements speak for UN sustainable energy initiative
The UN’s Sustainable Energy For All initiative has received a strong statement of support from the US State Department. And “hundreds of actions and commitments” have been offered by “businesses, donors, entrepreneurs, organizations, artists, and individual volunteers.”
Rio+20 agreement fuels demand for change in Sustainable Energy for All
A Friends of the Earth report concludes that the Sustainable Energy For All initiative will fail due to its inappropriate links with major corporations. The initiative has also been rebuffed in the Rio+20 agreement. It’s time for change.
Prepare for voluntary commitments to energy access
The UN has encouraged delegations to Rio+20 to make voluntary commitments to sustainable development. There are signs that the Sustainable Energy For All initiative may be a major beneficiary. How should we assess any announcements?
Energy poverty news: Rio+20: June 19
Perspectives on Energy For All from Oxfam and the European Union. And The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves resolves to conduct research into better usage of stoves in poor households.
Showdown looms on UN Energy Day
Today’s UN Energy Day is the big day for the Sustainable Energy For All initiative at Rio+20. Controversy over the governance structure of the UN’s High-level Group could spoil the party.