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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- A Norway-based institute working to promote sustainable transport was awarded Wednesday the 2016 Energy Grant by the United Nations.
The independent research institute, known as SINTEF, has been working to promote solar-powered electric vessels in Tunisia and in the Middle East by a project called "Solar Fuelled Electric Maritime Mobility."
"The transport sector is responsible for nearly a quarter of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. It also has significant public health impacts," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the award ceremony.
"The answer is not less transport - it is sustainable transport. We need transport systems that are environmentally friendly, efficient, affordable, and accessible," he said.
The Energy Grant is a capacity building initiative launched and managed by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the China Energy Fund Committee, a Hong Kong-based NGO in consultative status with UN Economic and Social Council.
At the ceremony, Wu Hongbo, UN under-sectary-general for economic and social affairs, said "this Energy Grant is an excellent example of global partnership. Working together, we can make a difference."
