This page provides an introduction to energy transition challenges in the industrial sector. It also tracks progress, presents data and lists seven key recommendations to policymakers and businesses.
The Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative, established by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Clean Energy Ministerial, is a coalition of governments and companies. Among its goals, it seeks to motivate governments, which are major buyers of steel, cement and concrete for infrastructure projects, to apply sustainable procurement principles and prioritise the buying of […]
This explainer by the German Heinrich Böll Foundation provides a quick overview of green hydrogen, the way it is produced, the role it can play in the energy transition, and the main challenges.
UNDP’s Gender Equality Seal has been implemented under different names in 11 countries and has engaged over 1400 companies. Companies, including many in male-dominated sectors such as the energy sector, can qualify for the seal by following a ten-step plan.
This Chilean government programme, launched in 2019, is a public-private plan that supports energy companies to advance gender equality. It consists of 10 different axes, 14 measures and 40 concrete actions.
This report provides recommendations for improving the availability of sex-disaggregated and specific gender equality data in the energy sector, to improve decision making and programme design.
This report investigates labour shortages for the energy transition in Europe and shows just how many more people will be needed in the energy sector by 2030 (See the table on p.4; example: over 600,000 new solar PV technicians and 150,000 wind engineers). On page 7, the report gives a quick overview of key arguments […]
This guide leverages FAO’s extensive experience of developing and delivering e-learning solutions to offer practical advice and guidance to trainers and instructional designers who wish to develop effective capacity building initiatives.
This article provides some practical tips for increasing engagement in training sessions in order to strengthen knowledge retention and application of learned skills. SessionLab also provides a useful library of facilitation techniques.
This page presents various methods that can be used to make trainings and workshops more interactive and engaging.