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ENERGY-L Digest for Thursday, April 17, 2014.

1. Sustainable Energy Update - 17 April 2014 - Sustainable Energy Policy & Practice

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A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Energy Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News - 17 April 2014 LEDS, World Bank Workshops Highlight African Green Growth Opportunities 15_April_2014: Two regional workshops in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), addressed the relationship between green growth and natural resources management, including best practices on low emissions development strategies (LEDS). continued...   UNECE, WHO Highlight Benefits of Green, Healthy Transport 14_April_2014: Investing in green and healthy transport is economically profitable and results in positive environmental and health effects, according to 'Unlocking new opportunities: jobs in green and health transport,' a publication by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe. continued...   IPCC Approves Third Contribution to its Fifth Assessment 13_April_2014: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) approved the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of its third contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) on mitigation of climate change. Human-generated emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) are continuing to rise to unprecedented levels, according to the report, which underscores the inadequacy of existing levels of effort to curb emissions. continued...   NAMA Facility Issues Second Call for Project Proposals 7_April_2014: Developing countries and emerging economies have been invited to submit Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) Support Project Outlines to the NAMA Facility, which will provide financial support to projects judged to "have the potential to catalyse transformational change towards a low-carbon development." continued...   World Energy Council Assesses Potential of Energy Efficiency Technologies 28_March_2014: A report released by the World Energy Council (WEC) finds that major gains in energy efficiency will need to reach far beyond technical solutions to address cost-effectiveness, finance, acceptance, innovation and environmental impact in a holistic way. continued...   International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation Releases 2013 Annual Report 28_March_2014: The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) has released its 2013 Annual Report, highlighting achievements by its member countries to improve energy efficiency through policy, regulatory and financial mechanisms. It also provides an overview of various sectoral initiatives for industry, buildings, appliances and equipment, and energy provision. continued...   Sustainable Energy Policy & Practice Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events Fourth Meeting of the Sixth Replenishment of the GEF Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland 16 Apr - 17 Apr Africa Clean Energy Summit Abuja, Nigeria 22 Apr - 24 Apr Sub-Saharan Africa Solar Conference 2014 Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana 23 Apr - 24 Apr UNESCAP and UNECE Inter-regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency Investment Projects Pipeline Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand 23 Apr - 24 Apr Abu Dhabi Ascent Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 4 May - 5 May Forests Asia Conference: Sustainable Landscapes for Green Growth in ASEAN Jakarta, Indonesia 5 May - 6 May Eleventh Session of the Open Working Group on SDGs New York City, US 5 May - 9 May Clean Energy Ministerial 5 (CEM5) Seoul, Seoul-T'Ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea 12 May - 13 May International Conference on Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 19 May - 20 May Hidroenergia 2014: International Congress and Trade Fair on Small Hydropower Istanbul, Turkey 21 May - 23 May 46th GEF Council Meeting and GEF Assembly Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico 25 May - 30 May UNGA Dialogue 3 on Technology Transfer Mechanism New York City, US 4 Jun First Annual Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Forum New York City, US 4 Jun - 6 Jun UNFCCC 40th Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 4 Jun - 15 Jun World Environment Day 2014 worldwide 5 Jun    Subscribe to our iCalendar and your computer will gain access to all the events listed in our  Sustainable Energy Policy & Practice  Calendar ( Learn More | Subscribe ) Please send suggestions for articles to Aaron Leopold at aaron@iisd.org Funding for coverage of renewable energy and energy efficiency activities has been provided by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)

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