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After four years of review and refinement, the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources (UNFC) is being pilot tested in countries all over the world. Those responsible for the testing gathered this week at a workshop in Santiago de Chile to
The International Training Course on Business Planning for Energy Efficiency Projects will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 3-4 April 2013.
The programme is designed to help over 50 representatives of private and public companies from South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central,
On 14-15 November 2012 in Almaty, the United Nations is organizing a conference on attracting foreign investments in advanced fossil fuel technologies.
The conference will provide an opportunity to exchange views with the Government officials from nine countries—Afghanistan, China, India,
As the renewable energy industry commercializes, it is increasingly important to be able to assess and quantify renewable energy resources in a common and transparent way to secure needed investment. This was the view of a group of experts – the Renewable Reserves Working Group – that met in
Generic specifications (secondary rules of application) for the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC) were released today for public comment. Comments are invited from all relevant constituencies until 22 December 2012. All comments
The United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC) will help Mexico to better understand its total resource base, which in turn will facilitate achievement of its long-term national energy strategy. This statement was made by Mr. Mario
The Third International Forum: Energy for Sustainable Development. Capacity building for energy efficiency and access to cleaner energy in Central Asia and neighbouring regions will be held at the Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan on 12-14 September 2012. The Forum is organized jointly by the Government
Bangkok Mr. Hongpeng Liu, Chief of the Energy Security and Water Resources Section at ESCAP, opened a workshop on the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 (UNFC) in Bangkok on 9 February. Mr. Liu highlighted the critical role of fossil
Geneva The Second International Energy Efficiency Forum will be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 12-14 September 2011. The Forum is organized jointly by the Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Geneva UNECE’s annual Energy Week will be held from 22 to 26 November 2010 at Palais des Nations in Geneva. It will include the 19th Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy (24-26 November), featuring an Energy Security Dialogue: Gas Resources and International Energy Cooperation on 24
Geneva
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the Methane to Markets Partnership (M2M) are releasing a “Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines”.
The Best Practice Guidance provides a contribution to:
Coal supplies 25% of the world’s
Geneva The International Energy Efficiency Forum will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 28-30 September 2010. The Forum will be held in parallel to the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development for Asia and the Pacific and is organized jointly by the Government of Kazakhstan, the
Geneva The Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute (PGI-NRI) and the Ministry of Environment confirmed that the data in the 2010 edition of its publication “Mineral Resources of Poland” will be prepared according to the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil
Geneva
The first meeting of the Group of Experts of the Global Energy Efficiency 21 (GEE21) Project was held in Geneva on 10 June 2010.
Representatives from the five United Nations regional commissions adopted the programme of work of the group and mapped out future activities including the
Geneva
A UNECE-sponsored private-public partnership (PPP) investment fund for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia is expected to be established before the end of this year. This was one of the main conclusions of the fifteenth session of
Geneva UNECE’s Working Party on Gas is holding its 20th Annual Session on 19 and 20 January 2010. For the past 20 years, the Working Party has served as a forum gathering governments, the industry and international organizations to assess changes and trends in the gas situation in Europe,