What does it mean to ‘leave no-one behind?’
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development has the principle of ‘leaving no-one behind’ at its core. Efforts
to improve social, economic and environmental conditions should focus...
African Development Bank launches digital tool to help African youth learn to code
The African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft today launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform, an online tool to provide digital skills...
Governments should take stronger action on energy efficiency -IEA survey
Governments need to take stronger policy action
to reverse the worrying slowdown in global energy efficiency improvements,
according to a public survey conducted by the International...
Young people struggling in digital world
One in four students in OECD countries are
unable to complete even the most basic reading tasks, meaning they are likely
to struggle to find their...
ADB’s First Satellite Financing to Expand Internet Access in Asia and Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $50 million agreement
with Kacific Broadband Satellites International Limited (Kacific) to provide
affordable satellite-based, high-speed broadband internet connections to
countries in...
Green economy ‘not to be feared, but an opportunity to be embraced’
A green economy is “not one to be feared but an opportunity to be
embraced”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, in a keynote...
Masatsugu Asakawa Elected ADB President
Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected President of the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors.
Mr. Asakawa, 61, currently Special Advisor to Japan’s...
World’s governments plan to produce 120% more fossil fuels by 2030 than can be burned under 1.5°C warming
The world is on track to produce far more coal, oil and gas than would
be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C, creating...
IEA hosts energy efficiency events under Japan’s presidency of the G20
The International Energy Agency recently hosted two energy efficiency
events related to Japan’s presidency of the G20.
The third workshop of the G20 Energy End-Use Data...
Climate change should be EU Parliament’s first priority, according to citizens
Combating climate change should be Parliament’s
top priority, new Eurobarometer reveals, highlighting youth-led climate
protests as great influencers.
“Combating climate change and preserving our
environment, oceans and biodiversity”...