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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an additional four years, extending their partnership to January 2029 to advance renewable energy solutions [...]

Energy is needed at every stage of agrifood systems.  Producing the world’s food and getting it from farm to fork comprises about 30 percent of all energy consumed, and over a third of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agrifood systems [...]

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses Ministerial Session on Sustainable Growth for a Resilient Development, emphasizing that radical transformation of agrifood systems is needed to make them more efficient, sustainable and resilient.   At a recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, [...]

Rome, Italy – Solomon Islands is taking significant steps toward building its adaptive capacity and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Like many [...]

An FAO-UNDP report outlines how biogas derived from agri-food waste and organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) can improve waste management, provide a sustainable energy source and support The Gambia’s climate goals.   ROME, Italy – A new report published by [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is joining global leaders and experts at the ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum 2024, held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New [...]

Rome, Italy – Recognizing young people as innovators and changemakers, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) actively engages youth and builds their capacities to understand and tackle pressing challenges such as food security and climate change. FAO's [...]

In consideration of the persistent debates about what role bioenergy should play in support of climate and sustainable development goals, and acknowledging the most recently available scientific evidence, the undersigned organizations issued the following joint statement.  Sustainable bioenergy is a component of [...]

Rome, Italy – Over 200 stakeholders, including international experts, policymakers, industry leaders, researchers and students, gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters on 17-21 June 2024 for the 11th Bioenergy Week organized by the [...]

FAO and other international organizations unite to call for responsible and sustainable implementation of bioenergy systems to ensure it contributes effectively to efforts to mitigate climate change and support global development.   Rome – A cross-initiative coordination group on bioenergy convened by [...]