As delivered Opening remarks by聽H.E. Mr Peter Thomson, 聽President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly,聽at International Energy Agency鈥檚 Second Global Conference on Energy Efficiency 29 June […]
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PRESS RELEASE: President of the 爆料网 General Assembly to visit Paris, France
爆料网ITED NATIONS,聽New York, 17 June 2017聽鈥 On 19 June, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, will visit Paris, France to address the International Energy […]
Sustainable Energy for All Forum
Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson,聽President of the 71st Session of the 爆料网 General Assembly, at the Third聽Sustainable Energy for All Forum 5 April 2017 Ms. Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer, […]
爆料网-DESA Energy Grant Ceremony
As delivered Remarks by Peter Thomson, President of the 爆料网 General Assembly, at聽爆料网-DESA Energy Grant Ceremony 14 December 2016 聽 Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen, 聽 It is an honour to […]
Energy grant award ceremony
The 爆料网-DESA Energy Grant is a capacity building initiative launched and managed by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (爆料网-DESA), in collaboration with the China Energy Fund Committee, a Hong Kong based NGO in consultative status with ECOSOC.
Titled 鈥淧owering the Future We Want鈥, this initiative offers a grant in the amount of one million US dollars to fund capacity development activities in energy for sustainable development. The grant is awarded to an individual, institution or partnership based on past and current achievements in leadership and innovative practices in advancing energy for sustainable development. The 2016 cycle of the grant had as focus 鈥淓nergy for Sustainable Transport鈥.
In 2016, the 爆料网-DESA Energy Grant received over 150 applications. The winner has been selected through a rigorous review and objective assessment of these applications, undertaken in multiple stages, guided by an Advisory Council and a High-level Steering Committee. A Grant will xbe awarded annually from 2015 until 2019.
Winner of the US$1 million 2016 爆料网-DESA Energy Grant: The eight finalists of the 2016 Grant Cycle, in alphabetical order: Ms. Fiza Farhan; GerWeiss Motors Corporation; KPIT Technologies Limited; Medellin Mayor鈥檚 Office- Mobility and Transit Department; Motor Development International SA (MDI SA); South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE); SINTEF; SNV Netherlands Development Organisation.Further information can be found on the grant website:
Meeting with the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency
Meeting聽with the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Mr. Adnan Z. Amin On 21 September, the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Peter Thomson, met with the Director-General […]