Assessing Policy Options for Increasing the Use of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development: Modelling Energy Scenarios for Ghana and Sichuan Province of China

These two case studies analyse alternative policies to increase the share of renewables in the energy supply mix. The reports presents analytical results from inter-agency cooperation.

Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Makers

This publication seeks to structure the approach to the current discussion on bioenergy. "Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Makers": is the contribution of the UN system to the issues that need further attention, analysis and valuation, so that appropriate trade-offs can be made and both the energy needs of people are met and the local and global environment are adequately protected.

Media Links: Media coverage on sustainable bioenergy - May 2007

The Energy Challenge for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

This report emphasizes the centrality of providing energy services in the pursuit of the MDGs. It presents specific recommendations for linking production and access to energy services to poverty reduction programmes.

Energy in the United Nations: An Overview of UN-Energy Activities

This publication showcases the work of UN-Energy members in the various fields and explains the collaborative mechanism established to ensure that UN work on energy is undertaken in a coherent manner.

Energy Services for Achievement of the MDGs: Progress, Challenges and Priority Actions

Mainstreaming Energy Considerations into MDG-based National Development Strategies for Poverty Reduction