Shifting Power: Transitioning to Renewable Energy in United Nations Peace Operations

Jan 28, 2021 | Missions of Norway and United Arab Emirates to the UN, Energy Peace Partners, and Stimson Center
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Energy Peace Partners and the Stimson Center are pleased to release Shifting Power: Transitioning to Renewable Energy in United Nations Peace Operations, the new report in our Powering Peace series. In the context of the UN Secretariat’s commitments to significantly increase its use of renewable energy, this report presents an overview of energy policy and practice in UN peace operations with recommendations for system-wide adoption.

Please join for a virtual launch, co-hosted by the governments of Norway and the UAE, and including presentations from senior UN leadership

Date: January 28th

Time: 11:30am-1:00pm EST

Join our report launch and a presentation of the latest evidence from the field on how to make UN peace operations more sustainable.

The discussion will include ways to reduce these missions’ reliance on high-cost diesel in favor of cleaner, more effective, sustainable energy options that benefit UN missions, support host communities, and meet the UN Secretariat's climate goals.

• ​HE Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN 
• HE Mona Juul, Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN 
• Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support 
• Selwin Hart, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Climate Action 
• James Swan, SRSG for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) 
• David Gressly, DSRSG for the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) 
• Victoria K. Holt, Vice President, Stimson Center 
• ​David Mozersky, President, Energy Peace Partners

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New report - Shifting Power: Transitioning to Renewable Energy in United Nations Peace Operations

We are pleased to share the Powering Peace initiative’s latest report, Shifting Power: Transitioning to Renewable Energy in United Nations Peace Operations. Powering Peace, a partnership between Stimson and Energy Peace Partners, envisions a broad policy shift within the UN and its member states to adopt renewable energy in peace operations for both short-term and long-term benefits.

The report’s analysis and recommendations aim to help the UN embrace more efficient, effective and cost-saving technologies with a shift to greater use of renewable energy in line with the UN’s goals for peace operations, climate action, and sustainable development. Through an examination of the UN’s vision, policy, and action in the field, this report finds that certain areas need change and that targeted, manageable measures will go a long way in meeting mission goals and UN climate targets. With hundreds of millions of people around the world affected by climate change, conflict, and energy poverty, the work of Powering Peace and our partners is more important than ever, and we hope this report is a step towards concrete action in the field.

Download the report here.