The challenge:In South Africa, a failure to keep generating capacity up with economic and population growth created a large energy shortage that led to an energy crisis in late 2007. Alongside this, ...

The challenge: Up to 30% of India’s GDP is spent on public procurement. Given the large size of public spending, sustainable procurement through responsible purchasing can be a key driver ...

The challenge:The renewable energy potential in Tunisia is very high, especially for solar power. However, despite this the penetration of solar water heating in the country was very limited. Compared...

The challenge:From the early 1990s onwards, the Republic of Korea’s rapidly growing economy had led to increased waste generation, as a result of both increased production and consumption. In ...

The challenge:The Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) requires that the implementation of energy efficiency measures in buildings should be as comprehensive as possible. This should include ...

The challengeAccording to International Energy Agency, the CO2 emission in South Korea in 2010 was 563 million tonnes, which accounted for 1.9% of worldwide emissions and ranked 7th globally. The per ...