WEBINAR: Renewable energy for agrifood systems. Assessment and mapping tools to guide decision-making
03/10/2022
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) would like to invite you to this webinar in the context of the work on Agri-food Systems, [...]
Powering Seychelles: bioenergy as a renewable solution
11/07/2022
“We are already seeing our islands disappear. That’s the reality we are facing.”In March 2022, Seychelles President Wavel Ramakalawan gave this stark warning to the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum. Highlighting the extreme vulnerability of small island developing states (SIDS) [...]
How can the production and use of bioenergy contribute to nutrition security?
25/05/2022
Nutrition security and access to modern energy are key elements of the international development agenda. Modern bioenergy is recognized as an important component of the sustainable, renewable energy mix. It is produced from organic matter, which inherently links it to [...]
How bioenergy can contribute to sustainable forests and green energy towards zero emissions
17/05/2022
FAO, the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) co-organized last 4 May a Special session at the XV World Forestry Congress, to highlight links between sustainable forests and sustainable bioenergy.
Sustainable bioenergy plays a crucial role [...]
Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says - State of the World’s Forests Report 2022 details three pathways we must follow to unlock their potential
02/05/2022
02/05/2022Seoul/Rome - With the world facing multiple crises including, COVID-19, conflicts, climate crisis and biodiversity loss, our forests can help us recover from their impact, but only if we step up action to unlock their potential. In a key report [...]
Energy and gender: a crucial connection
08/03/2022
Greater female empowerment can have a massive impact in terms of food security, childhood nutrition, improved educational outcomes and more sustainable food systems. Energy has a key part to play in bringing about this change.
Globally women comprise over 37 percent [...]
The stakes have never been higher: IPCC releases latest report
01/03/2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was approved today in a virtual session.Rome – Following two weeks of intense negotiations between governments and the authors of the IPCC Working Group [...]
Sustainable energy is vital to lifting people out of poverty and hunger, FAO Director-General tells UN-Energy meeting
11/01/2022
Rome – United Nations agencies and their partners should work closer together to make agrifood production more sustainable and energy-efficient, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu told a UN energy meeting today.
Turning pollution into sustainable bioenergy: the case of rice straw in India
22/12/2021
In our struggle to tackle climate change, reducing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) must play a crucial role. SLCPs are potent emissions that include black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and are commonly associated with refrigeration, diesel-fuelled vehicles, and [...]
Transforming food value chains: sustainable cooling solutions for agricultural cold chains
08/12/2021
A food value chain is the interlinked stages food passes through, from production to consumption. A well-functioning and sustainable food value chain is essential for nutrition, health and overall wellbeing. Many value chains, especially of perishable products, require cooling to [...]