The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today:
In progress at UNHQ
Energy
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the 10 MW Canal Top Solar Power Plant, in Gujarat, India, on 11 January:
Press Release EN/242 |
JOINT OIL-DATA TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE: CONCRETE MANIFESTATION
OF PRODUCER-CONSUMER DIALOGUE
(Reissued as received.)
NEW YORK, 25 April (DESA) -- The late 1990s saw extremely volatile oil markets, which some observers ascribed partly to inadequate and opaque statistics. The criticism, whether justified or not, has inspired a new look at the availability and reliability of oil data.
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ENR/9
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES SECOND SESSION
20000825The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development decided to draw the attention of the Economic and Social Council to the fact that rural water supply and rural sanitation remained a subject of major concern, by the terms of a draft decision approved this morning as the 24-member expert body concluded its second session.
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ENR/8
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF LARGE-SCALE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS AMONG TOPICS DISCUSSED BY ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
20000821
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ENR/7
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES BEGINS SECOND SESSION
20000814Despite continued growth in world energy consumption, the developing countries had experienced a 2.3 per cent decline over the past year, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard this morning as it began its second session.