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U.N. Secretariat says peacekeeping operations have cut environmental risks, boosts renewables for troop contributors
Summary
A U.N. Secretariat speaker said the U.N. has reduced environmental risks in peacekeeping by expanding waste treatment, encouraging renewable energy from troop-contributing countries and investing in host-country infrastructure, including purchases of grid power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
An unnamed U.N. Secretariat speaker said the United Nations has reduced environmental risks tied to peacekeeping operations by improving energy use, waste treatment and local infrastructure and by creating incentives for troop-contributing countries to bring renewable power.
The speaker told the session that the U.N. has negotiated reimbursement terms so “those troop contributing countries who bring in renewable energy will also be reimbursed, at a similar level as those who are bringing diesel generators.” The speaker added the secretariat has sought to replace older diesel generators with more efficient models and to buy electricity…
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