UNEP Energy Activities

UNEP Energy activities help partners incorporate environmental factors into their energy-related decisions. We provide information, develop tools for decision makers, improve analytical and policy skills, and conduct pilot and demonstration projects. Most activities are focused on developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

Current Activities:

Renewable Energy
These activities include technology research, development, transfer and the commercialisation process. Some examples: Rural Energy Enterprise Development (REED) and the Sustainable Energy Advisory Facility (SEAF).

Energy Efficiency
These activitiies also involve technology research, development, transfer and the commercialisation process. Some examples: Energy Management and Performance Related Energy Savings Scheme (EMPRESS) and the GHG Indicator.

Bioenergy
Activities help identify and address sustainability issues related to Bioenergy production and use (sustainability principles and criteria, Bioenergy planning, resource assessment), provide tools to ensure that development benefits of Bioenergy production and use materialize (market creation and policy interventions, business development and finance).

Energy Policy
Activities involve the planning and implementation of environmentally-sustainable energy and transport policies. They are linked to climate change, particularly mitigation issues. Some examples: SEAF, Climate Change Policy.

Energy Finance
UNEP Energy has a number of activities with the banking and insurance community, which are focused on helping financial decision makers become more aware of investment opportunities in the sustainable energy sector. Some examples: Export Credit Agencies and the UNEP Finance Initiatives.

Energy for Sustainable Development
UNEP's activities help developing countries make energy decisions that support sustainable development in the environmental, social, and economic dimensions. Some examples: the Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development and REED.

Transport
UNEP has established the Mobility Forum, a voluntary initiative with the automotive industry. The Mobility Forum provides automotive industry members with a platform to share environmental best practice experience and to develop new strategies for sustainable mobility. Activities also help to develop cleaner fuels and improve the environmental performance of the air transport sector. Some examples: Global Overlays and Transport Publications.