UNESCAP (Environment and Development Division)

	Environment and Development Division

	Energy Security Section

	Access to energy services

	Energy efficiency

	Energy policy and planning

	Energy trade and cooperation

	Information dissemination and awareness raising

	Low carbon economy and energy

	Renewable energy

	About Energy Security Section

	Mandates

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Energy Security and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

64th Commission Session Key messages from the Theme Study

Last update: January 27, 2010


Energy Security Section

Advocate and support member States to undertake a shift towards a new paradigm of energy production and used that will improve access to modern energy services, ensure energy security to fuel rapid economic development and social advancement and enhance environmental sustainability at country, regional and global levels.

Energy production and use

To actively promote a paradigm shift in energy production and use to strike a balance between energy development and environmental sustainability with a focus on low carbon development.

Renewable energy

To strive to scale up the use of renewable energy for sustainable development through supporting the development and transfer of appropriate technologies and South-South-North triangle cooperation

Transboundary cooperation

To further promote transboundary energy cooperation at a subregional level

Countries with special needs

To support countries with special needs on sustainable energy policy, such as least developed, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.