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Pathways to Sustainable Energy - Exploring Alternative Outcomes (December 2015) In September 2015 countries agreed to a set of sustainable development goals. Attainment of all of the goals depends directly or indirectly on the availability of sustainable energy. Member States of the UNECE have asked how the
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This publication (ECE/TRADE/346/Rev.1) contains the latest information on trade facilitation recommendations established under the auspices of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT). The publication provides a summary of the approved
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Sustainable Energy @ UNECE - Securing Affordable and Sustainable Energy Supply (Booklet - December 2015)Sustainable energy is the linchpin of the Global GoalsUNECE’s work in energy falls into three broad categories: reconciling the reality of fossil fuels’ enduring share of the energy mix with the need to
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Carbon Capture and Storage – A Key to Climate Change Mitigation (Booklet - December 2015)If the world is to succeed in constraining CO2 emissions to levels consistent with a less than 2°C rise in global temperatures, then carbon capture and storage (CCS) will need to contribute about one-sixth of needed CO2 emission
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Cleaner electricity production from fossil fuels - Booklet December 2015Electricity generation through the use of fossil fuels has been a foundational pillar for modern society. Over two thirds of the world’s electricity is generated using fossil fuels. The power sector was designed around fossil fuels
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United Nations Framework Classification – Sustainable Management of National Endowments (Booklet - December 2015)Ensuring reliable and affordable supplies of energy to support sustainable development is a challenge. Achieving this goal in an environmentally responsible manner is an even greater challenge. Strong,
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The Role of Gas in Sustainable Energy (Booklet - December 2015)Liquefied natural gas (LNG) – towards global gas marketsRecent market developments point to a fundamental change in the role of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the global energy landscape. The use of LNG to transport natural gas is poised to grow dramatically
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Energy Efficiency – Getting more from less (Booklet - December 2015)Improving energy efficiency contributes to energy security, better environment, quality of life, and economic well-being for all. Energy efficiency is called “the first fuel” as it is the best way of getting more out of existing resources
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Methane Management – An Economic Opportunity for Mitigation (Booklet - December 2015)Proper management of methane from source to use in extractive industries will be an effective means of reducing emissions of an intensive greenhouse gas and short lived climate pollutant. Methane is the second most important greenhouse
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Глобализация открывает новые возможности и обостряет конкуренцию, вынуждая производителей искать более эффективные способы производства своей продукции. Тем не менее, в последние годы учет глобализированных схем организации производства в национальной статистике стал очень сложной проблемой, это привело к пересмотру источников данных и методов измерения глобального производства с целью
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Globalization has created new opportunities and competitive challenges driving producers to seek more efficient ways to manufacture their products. However, in recent years recording the globalized production arrangements in national statistics has become very challenging and this has driven statisticians to review their data sources and methods for measuring global production in order to
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Renewable Energy – A Crucial Role in the Future Energy Mix (Booklet - December 2015)Renewable energy resources are one means to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy sector, improve energy security and encourage sustainable development. Investing in renewable energy resources can also be a cost-
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Innovation has never been higher on the economic policy agenda, and features prominently in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Republic of Tajikistan has achieved strong economic and social development over recent years, and has made important steps in moving away from a factor-driven to an efficiency-driven model of growth. Innovation will be crucial to
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This publication presents statistics and brief studies on transport along with tables on energy consumption for transport. Data covers Europe, Canada and the United States.Download the publication (PDF)Download the flyer on Inland Transport Statistics for Europe and
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This publication provides comparable data on causes, types and results of accidents in Europe, Canada and the United States. Data are organized by nature of accident and surroundings; accidents while under the influence of alcohol; and the number of persons killed or injured, by category or road user and age group. As background data, figures on the number of road vehicles in use and vehicle-
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This Country Profile on Uzbekistan is the eighteenth in the series. The country profile programme continues to focus on specific challenges or achievements in the housing and land management sectors that are particularly relevant to the country under review. In the case of Uzbekistan, these issues include housing policies and government support measures for the construction of housing in rural
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The aim of this bi-lingual Publication (ECE/TRADE/424) is to help bring voluntary standards into the toolbox of disaster risk reduction, including both by encouraging their use by business and by enhancing their role in regulatory practice and policy-making more generally. To this end, the paper
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ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.6Sales No. E.15.VIII.3ISBN 978-92-1-139155-8Price: US$ 125Languages: E, F, S (A, C, R forthcoming)How to order this publication?This publication is also available online for free (download).The Manual of Tests and Criteria contains criteria, test methods and procedures to be used for classification of
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This Recommendation, first published in 1974, has been revised in light of the changing context for Trade Facilitation and the adoption of the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the World Trade Organization. The revised Recommendation suggests that governments establish national trade facilitation bodies (NTFB) as an indispensable component of trade policy formation
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The inclusion of urban transport in the SDG 11 is further confirmation that transport is an essential component of the overall sustainable development. It is crucial to eradicating poverty and economic growth (access to markets and jobs), improving education (access to schools), protecting child and maternal health (access to medical services), and enhancing