UNEP United Nations Environment Programme [to 26 March 2016]
http://www.unep.org/newscentre/?doctypeID=1
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24/03/2016
Renewable Energy Investments: Major Milestones Reached, New World Record Set
:: Coal and gas-fired generation attracted less than half as much capacity investment as renewables last year;
:: Renewables added more to global energy generation capacity than all other technologies combined;
:: For first time, developing world investments in renewables (up 19% in 2015) topped developed nations’ (down 8%);
:: World record total of $286 billion invested in renewables last year; makes $2.3 trillion over 12 years
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Three in Four Jobs in the Global Workforce Depend on Water, says UN on World Water Day
New report shows how water drives job creation and economic growth
22/03/2016