2010 World Population Data Sheet - Population Reference Bureau
World Population Data Sheet
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
MDG's
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الأهداف
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Цели в области развития
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OBJETIVOS DE DESARROLLO DEL MILENIO
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الأهداف
الإنمائية للألفية
MDG's in French
Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement
- Réduire l'extrême pauvreté et la faim
- Assurer l'éducation primaire pour tous
- Promouvoir l'égalité des sexes et l'autonomisation des femmes
- Réduire la mortalité infantile
- Améliorer la santé maternelle
- Combattre le VIH/sida, le paludisme et d’autres maladies
- Préserver l’environnement
- Mettre en place un partenariat mondial pour le développement
MDG's in English
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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Цели в области развития
- Ликвидация крайней нищеты и голода
- Обеспечение всеобщего начального образования
- Поощрение равенства мужчин и женщин и расширение прав и возможностей женщин
- Сокращение детской смертности
- Улучшение охраны материнства
- Борьба с ВИЧ/СПИДом, малярией и другими заболеваниями
- Обеспечение экологической устойчивости
- Формирование глобального партнерства в целях развития
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011
New industrial revolution needed to avert ‘planetary catastrophe’ – UN report
5 July 2011 – Humanity is close to breaching the sustainability of Earth, and needs a technological revolution greater – and faster – than the industrial revolution to avoid “a major planetary catastrophe,” according to a new United Nations report.
Major investments will be needed worldwide in the developing and scaling up of clean energy technologies, sustainable farming and forestry techniques, climate-proofing of infrastructure, and in technologies reducing non-biological degradable waste production
, according to The World Economic and Social Survey 2011: The Great Green Technological Transformation, published today by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
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New industrial revolution needed to avert ‘planetary catastrophe’ – UN report
Major investments will be needed worldwide in the developing and scaling up of clean energy technologies, sustainable farming and forestry techniques, climate-proofing of infrastructure, and in technologies reducing non-biological degradable waste production
, according to The World Economic and Social Survey 2011: The Great Green Technological Transformation, published today by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
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New industrial revolution needed to avert ‘planetary catastrophe’ – UN report
World should double renewable energy by 2030-UN
OSLO, June 2 (Reuters) - The world should more than double reliance on renewable energy by 2030 as part of goals to slow climate change in a drive that will need strong backing from the private sector, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.
"The new goal is to have 30 percent of energy supplies from renewable sources by 2030," Kandeh Yumkella, head of the U.N. Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), told Reuters in a telephone interview.
About 13 percent of energy used now comes from renewable sources, mostly firewood burnt in developing nations where many people lack electricity for needs such as lighting or heating. Hydro, wind, geothermal and solar power play smaller roles.
The renewables target would add to a U.N. drive to widen supplies of electricity to everyone by 2030 -- about 2.5 billion people now have little or no access -- and to improve world energy efficiency by 40 percent by 2030, he said.
The push, to be known as the "30/30/30" goals, would be part of efforts to end poverty in developing nations and to combat global warming that the U.N. panel of experts says will bring more heatwaves, droughts, mudslides and rising sea levels.
Yumkella, chair of U.N.-Energy which coordinates energy work by U.N. agencies, also praised a drive for partnerships between the public and private sectors outlined on Thursday. "Without good public-private platforms we can't do this," he said.
"Our dream is that we get a pledge of maybe 40 billion or more by the middle of next year for these goals from private companies," he said.
Earth Summit
Yumkella said that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would formally launch the 2030 energy goals this year, aiming for adoption by world leaders at a once-a-decade Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012 as part of a shift to a green economy.
It was unclear what it would cost to widen renewable energy use to 30 percent of all energy by 2030, he said.
Earlier estimates show that ensuring access to electricity for all by 2030 would require an extra $35 to $40 billion of capital every year.
Boosting energy efficiency by 40 percent by 2030 need $30 to $35 billion a year for the poorest nations, and $140 to $170 billion a year for middle income countries.
Last month, the U.N. panel of climate scientists said the world could get up to almost 80 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2050, with the right policies to shift from fossil fuels such as coal and oil.
"My proposal is: 'what can we achieve in the next 20 years?'. Based on the analysis we have done it is possible to have 30 percent (of renewables) by 2030," Yumkella said.
He praised the alliance to raise public-pivate energy investments involving the world's biggest utilities such as American Electric Power (AEP) (AEP.N) in the non-profit Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership.
Among successful projects were an 86-kilowatt hydroelectric station in Patagonia, Argentina, to provide power to the rural community of Cochico, and a wind and diesel hybrid system of the same size to supply the village of Chorriaca.
Duke Energy (DUK.N) helped lead the private investments in the Patagonia projects. Johane Meagher, Executive Director of the non-profit partnership, said that the Patagonia examples could be models for electricity in other parts of the world.
Companies say governments need predictable policies to attract investment. "Stability of policies is critical," said Paul Loeffelman, Head of International Cooperation Affairs at AEP.
World should double renewable energy by 2030-UN
"The new goal is to have 30 percent of energy supplies from renewable sources by 2030," Kandeh Yumkella, head of the U.N. Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), told Reuters in a telephone interview.
About 13 percent of energy used now comes from renewable sources, mostly firewood burnt in developing nations where many people lack electricity for needs such as lighting or heating. Hydro, wind, geothermal and solar power play smaller roles.
The renewables target would add to a U.N. drive to widen supplies of electricity to everyone by 2030 -- about 2.5 billion people now have little or no access -- and to improve world energy efficiency by 40 percent by 2030, he said.
The push, to be known as the "30/30/30" goals, would be part of efforts to end poverty in developing nations and to combat global warming that the U.N. panel of experts says will bring more heatwaves, droughts, mudslides and rising sea levels.
Yumkella, chair of U.N.-Energy which coordinates energy work by U.N. agencies, also praised a drive for partnerships between the public and private sectors outlined on Thursday. "Without good public-private platforms we can't do this," he said.
"Our dream is that we get a pledge of maybe 40 billion or more by the middle of next year for these goals from private companies," he said.
Earth Summit
Yumkella said that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would formally launch the 2030 energy goals this year, aiming for adoption by world leaders at a once-a-decade Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012 as part of a shift to a green economy.
It was unclear what it would cost to widen renewable energy use to 30 percent of all energy by 2030, he said.
Earlier estimates show that ensuring access to electricity for all by 2030 would require an extra $35 to $40 billion of capital every year.
Boosting energy efficiency by 40 percent by 2030 need $30 to $35 billion a year for the poorest nations, and $140 to $170 billion a year for middle income countries.
Last month, the U.N. panel of climate scientists said the world could get up to almost 80 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2050, with the right policies to shift from fossil fuels such as coal and oil.
"My proposal is: 'what can we achieve in the next 20 years?'. Based on the analysis we have done it is possible to have 30 percent (of renewables) by 2030," Yumkella said.
He praised the alliance to raise public-pivate energy investments involving the world's biggest utilities such as American Electric Power (AEP) (AEP.N) in the non-profit Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership.
Among successful projects were an 86-kilowatt hydroelectric station in Patagonia, Argentina, to provide power to the rural community of Cochico, and a wind and diesel hybrid system of the same size to supply the village of Chorriaca.
Duke Energy (DUK.N) helped lead the private investments in the Patagonia projects. Johane Meagher, Executive Director of the non-profit partnership, said that the Patagonia examples could be models for electricity in other parts of the world.
Companies say governments need predictable policies to attract investment. "Stability of policies is critical," said Paul Loeffelman, Head of International Cooperation Affairs at AEP.
World should double renewable energy by 2030-UN
The Renewable Future
The Renewable Future
The new report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), involving more than 120 scientists, economists, and technology specialists, provides that long-overdue assessment. It adopts a global perspective and reconciles developed and developing countries' interests, while weighing the broader economic, environmental, and social issues at stake.
The Renewable Future
The new report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), involving more than 120 scientists, economists, and technology specialists, provides that long-overdue assessment. It adopts a global perspective and reconciles developed and developing countries' interests, while weighing the broader economic, environmental, and social issues at stake.
The Renewable Future
2012 The Year of Sustainable Energy for All
The year 2012 has been designated as "The International Year of Sustainable Energy for All". At the 65th General Assembly of the united Nations, resolution A/65/151 was adopted Reiterating the principles of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. The effort will be spear headed by The United Nations Foundation and the UN-Energy, along with the leading service providers.
The year's designation was endorsed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a speech to the World Energy Forum in given Abu Dhabi in January 2011. The year will be commemorated with many events to be held globally, demonstrating both the necessity, and values from increasing access to energy. All through the year, member states will be assisted by the respective UN agencies, to initiate National Coordinating Committees to increase awareness about the topics and available solutions, thus plotting a course to replace a significant portion of the world's energy sources with renewable and sustainable resources in the upcoming decades.
Access to clean and affordable modern energy is critical to fostering lasting social and economic development and to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Worldwide, some 2.7 billion people rely on traditional biomass for cooking and heating, and 1.4 billion have no access to electricity, with one billion more having access only to unreliable electricity networks.
The lack of modern energy services stifles income-generating activities and hampers the provision of basic services such as health care and education. In addition, smoke from polluting and inefficient cooking, lighting, and heating devices kills nearly two million women and young children prematurely every year and causes a range of chronic illnesses and other health impacts. Black carbon emissions from these devices worsen global climate change, and foraging for fuel contributes to deforestation.
The UN campaign for Sustainable Energy For All will engage governments, the private sector, and civil society toward the goal of universal energy access by 2030. The 2012 International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, designated by the United Nations General Assembly, will work towards the removal of barriers to the effective delivery of energy services by promoting the development of new technologies and innovative financial and business models. It will also identify and disseminate best practices in this sector and foster strategic partnerships to promote energy access.
The Year 2012 Site
The Resolution
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