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UNIS/OUS/123
11 January 2012

Re-issued as received

UNIDO to launch Industrial Development Report in Abu Dhabi

VIENNA/ABU DHABI, 11 January (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will launch its flagship publication, the Industrial Development Report, at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi on 17 January.

The report, entitled "Industrial Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Wealth Creation: Capturing Environmental, Economic and Social Dividends", is UNIDO's contribution to the Sustainable Energy for All initiative launched by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The initiative aims to achieve by 2030 three inter linked targets: universal access to modern energy services; the doubling of energy efficiency; and the doubling of the share of renewable energy in the world's energy supply.

The Industrial Development Report argues that industrial energy efficiency is key to sustainable industrial development, especially in developing countries. It calls for investing in energy-efficient technologies in order to provide the economic, environmental and social dividends that will help achieve sustainable growth.

The report says that energy consumption could grow even faster as developing countries reduce the income gap and grapple with growing populations demanding more manufactured products. This makes it imperative to remove barriers that currently impede energy efficiency investments.

Journalists are invited to attend a press conference with the participation of UNIDO Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella, at 14:30, on Tuesday, 17 January, in the Capital Suite 8 of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

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For more information on the World Future Energy Summit, please see

http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com

Please register for the event by contacting communications@unido.org

or

Mikhail Evstafyev
UNIDO Advocacy and Communications Coordinator
Telephone: (+43-1) 26026-5021
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-7329
Email: M.Evstafyev[at]unido.org