Renewable Energy

UNCTAD urges countries in sub-Saharan Africa to use their vast renewable energy reserves and pool resources through regional cooperation to forge a cleaner and greener future.

The event paved the way for the creation of a roadmap and global alliance to harness international trade and investment in the fight against climate change.

New report says COP27 is an opportunity to accelerate action to achieve mutually beneficial climate and development goals in the world's most vulnerable countries.

Concerted global efforts are needed to help developing economies leverage technological innovations for sustainable development.

Latest recommendations from the UN Global Crisis Response Group call for windfall tax to fund fair policies and sustainable energy solutions.

By Claudia Contreras, Jeanelle Clarke, Carlos Razo, UNCTAD Economists

Partnerships and sustainable business models can help scale up technologies needed to improve livelihoods in poor communities and achieve sustainable development goals.

The use of trade remedies – specifically anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties – on renewable energy goods such as solar panels, wind turbines and biofuels, will be among the topics examined by experts at an UNCTAD meeting in Room XXVI, Palais de Nations, on 3–4 April 2014.​

The meeting aimed at sharing best practices by bringing together experienced African practitioners. It also addressed investment and sustainability.