http://www.unido.org/ UNIDO DG Newsen http://www.unido.org/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.unido.org/ 1816UNIDO DG NewsTYPO3 - get.content.righthttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssMon, 06 Feb 2012 09:50:00 +0100 http://www.unido.org/index.php?id=7881&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=519&cHash=e7103855088bdba5eb3110f7c738b383 NEW DELHI, 28 October 2010 – Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director-General of the United Nations... For more information, please contact: Mikhail Evstafyev
UNIDO Advocacy and Communication Coordinator
Telephone: (+43-1) 26026-5021
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E-mail]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.unido.org/index.php?id=7881&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=480&cHash=c554fd8151052826e26bb4ba0f85a46b UNIDO actively contributes to the UN-wide efforts, and continuously reduces the environmental...
The UN system, which vigorously advocates the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and fosters better climate change policies, seeks to encourage, through this new initiative, deeper and faster changes in all UN organizations toward greater environmental practices, as well as to highlight the progress achieved so far.

Already in 2007, UNIDO's Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella pledged to make the Organization climate neutral - in line with the United Nations Secretary-General's call. “We cannot credibly lead if we do not do whatever we can to reduce and offset our own climate footprint”, Yumkella said. First measures were immediately introduced.

More recently, Yumkella pledged to cut the travel of Senior Management by 30% - as travel represents more than half of UNIDO's total greenhouse gas emissions. Indeed, staff is encouraged to pursue other alternatives, such as tele- and video-conferencing. The UNIDO Climate Team continuously looks for ways to reduce the Organization's emissions, including a dedicated intranet site where staff can obtain tips to reduce their own footprint, both professionally and personally.

For the statement of the Director-General on World Environment Day, please click here

For more information on UNIDO's climate neutral initiative, please contact: Ranko Vujačić

To view the report on “Moving towards a Climate Neutral UN” with more detailed information on our footprint and efforts to reduce it, please click here

For more information on the Greening the Blue initiative, please click here

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:29:00 +0200 http://www.unido.org/index.php?id=7881&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=463&cHash=8be7e8f49ea3a0e00ddef4e1375f2556 VIENNA, 1 April 2010 – Articles by social and human rights advocate, Bianca Jagger; China’s solar... Making It: Industry for Development.

The second issue of the Making It - published by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - focuses on the role of energy in spurring development. It highlights the importance of energy generation to facilitate productive activities, and the need for improved access to energy as a means of reducing poverty.

The magazine looks at ways industries across the globe can increase output to meet a growing demand while, at the same time, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Other contributors include Brazilian social scientists, José Goldemberg and Oswaldo Lucon; the CEO of Norway’s Statoil, Helge Lund; and the Executive Director of the Energy and Resources Institute, Leena Srivastava.

UNIDO’s Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella describes the magazine as being “high-quality, scholarly, but accessible”, and essential in the context of disseminating knowledge more broadly than the UN agency has done before.

The magazine website – www.MakingItmagazine.net - includes additional material and relevant links, and provides a platform for discussion and debate about the intersection of industry and development, as well as on climate change and sustainable development.

For more information and to subscribe to future issues, visit the website or contact:

Charles Arthur, Editor – Making It
+43 1 26026 3638
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