The Energy Branch, located in Paris and Nairobi, leads UNEP’s work on climate change mitigation by addressing the environmental consequences of energy production and use. The Branch aims to promote policies that place energy and transport within a broader sustainable development context, and to steer project developers and the investment community towards greater engagement in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors.

With its two Collaborating Centres, the UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) and BASE (Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy), the Energy Branch is working with a wide range of stakeholders to diversify and increase the global share of renewable energy sources, improve access to environmentally sound energy resources and services, remove market distortions, provide access to energy markets, and accelerate the development and dissemination of better energy efficiency methods and technology.