Pedro Marín and Adnan Amin in head-to-head to run IRENA 
Only two candidates have gone through to the last stage of the process to head up the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): Spain’s Pedro Marín and the Kenyan of Pakistani origin Adnan Amin, the Agency’s current Interim Director General. The final decision will be made in Abu Dhabi during the first week of April. | UN eyes $1.3 trillion annual investment to ‘kick start’ global green economy
Investing about $1.3 trillion -- or two percent of global GDP into ten key sectors ranging from renewable energy to sustainable agriculture -- would kick-start a transition towards a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy while also helping to reduce poverty, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Program. | Panorama United States
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Feed-in tariff spurs development of region’s first major industrial PV array World Wildlife Fund calls for greater investment in renewables in South Africa India
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