On 18 August 2020 at 15:00 (CEST), IRENA will be hosting a webinar on 'Reaching Zero with Renewables in Transport and Industry'.
Access to electricity ensures increased economic productivity, healthcare services and better educational prospects and is thus crucial for socio-economic development. While grid expansion and advances in the distributed Renewable Energy (RE) industry have made significant efforts to reach unserved and under-served populations, several livelihoods, healthcare and educational facilities still lack this vital resource.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges and caused an exceptional economic downturn. In an interview, Mr. Li Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), discusses how targeted green industrial policies and investments in green industries can lead to the structural changes necessary to recover from COVID-19, with opportunities to boost sustainable economic growth and the creation of jobs in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
We are working to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy by using systems innovation to effect change in whole places and value chains.
Climate change is not a distant possibility. The capacity of the Earth’s system to absorb greenhouse gas emissions is already exhausted. The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C estimates that human activities have already caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels.
This report reflected progress on 118 indicators and measures the status of and progress in SDGs implementation during the last 4 years so that the country (Bangladesh) can adopt appropriate strategies and policy actions for the goals and targets the country is lagging. This progress report is also a source of motivation for all stakeholders to undertake actions to enhance performance in SDGs implementation for achieving the milestones set under the SDGs by 2030.
This report aims to identify the programmes, policies, partnerships and investments necessary to put Toronto's circular economy goals into action.