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Resource efficiency

We work to accelerate the transition to resource-efficient and sustainable economies.

The Challenge

We must decouple economic development from environmental degradation while ensuring that the transition to green economies creates opportunities and promotes well-being for all.

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Emissions Gap Report 2018

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Re-thinking production to boost circular economies

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Africa’s Environment Ministers call for action through innovative solutions

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Innovative solutions top agenda at African Ministerial Conference on the Environment

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Seeing the light: LEDs power India’s drive for household energy-efficiency

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Every dollar spent restoring degraded forests can result in $30 in economic benefits.

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