Development
Energy at UNGA 81
Raised by 83 of 223 speakers. Read verbatim UN transcript quotes and select a time to hear the speech.
Speeches that raised energy
Argentina · Day 2Javier Gerardo Milei50 years on, the situation has not changed, yet unilateral modifications continue.
Today, the Sea Lion project is moving towards oil extraction on the Argentine continental shelf in the North Malvinas Basin under British licenses that Argentina rejects as illegal and illegitimate.
Any such activity not authorized by the Argentine Republic in this regard constitutes an unlawful act under both international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Argentine domestic law.
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr ZelenskyyThank you so much.
Ladies and gentlemen, this morning on my way to New York, somewhere in the sky over the big and beautiful Atlantic Ocean, I read President Trump's post on truce Social.
The President wrote that Russia has lost control of its diesel oil industry due to its war with Ukraine.
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Palau · Day 2Surangel WhippsProtecting our future requires expanding prevention, enhancing cessation support, and enacting strong policies to diminish the appeal and affordability of these harmful products.
No country should have to choose between health of its children and the commercial interest of an industry that is built on addiction.
We call for stronger international cooperation to protect young people from nicotine dependence and to put public health before profit.
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Honduras · Day 2Nasry Juan Asfura ZablahToday, the global economy is facing an energy crisis resulting from the high prices of oil.
That crisis is having a direct impact on our people.
This is the only forum in which the voice of a country of 11 million inhabitants is heard.
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) · Day 2Delcy Eloína Rodríguez GómezFive, international stability means that we must resolve our three-pronged energy like dilemma.
We must at the same time guarantee security of supply, affordable prices, and environmental sustainability.
We must champion timelines for decarbonization.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Day 2Judith Suminwa TulukaThe energy transition, the electrification of transport, energy storage, as well as the expansion of digital and AI infrastructure are accelerating demand for copper, cobalt, lithium, nickel, and other critical minerals.
As the largest global producer of cobalt and a major copper producing power, the DRC is at the heart of this transformation.
Congolese cobalt is already being used in batteries, power grids, digital equipment, and technologies that are crucial for the decarbonization of the global economy.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel DanMoreover, Romania is strengthening Europe's resilience.
We are developing significant reserves of natural gas, critical minerals and other strategic resources, essential for securing supply chains, and reducing dependence on unpredictable energy sources.
Next year, we will begin extracting, exploiting 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea.
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud PezeshkianAnd this has made it so that the path that we have chosen for ourselves requires power to defend ourselves.
We do not seek power in order to attack or commit aggression.
We seek energy for progress, not to threaten societies with weapons.
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Poland · Day 2Karol NawrockiIt is one of the most promising areas for economic development in the world.
The foundation of this dynamism is cooperation, including in the areas of infrastructure and energy, strengthening transportation links, developing north-south corridors, and investing in security and diversification of energy sources.
All of this is translating directly to building the resilience of our economies.
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Kenya · Day 2William Samoei RutoCocoa producing nations are moving from bean to brand.
Cotton producers are building garment value chains.
And Africa has made its position clear.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosParaguay has reduced poverty to levels never seen before.
In less than 20 years, we have brought the poverty rate down from 58% to 16%, faster than any other country in the region.
Because people matter to us.
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Estonia · Day 2Alar KarisEstonia, for example, is contributing its share.
We have reduced our emissions by 66% over the past 35 years while transforming our energy system.
Yes, the world is on fire.
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Ethiopia · Day 2Taye Atske-Selassie AmdeSince the launch of the Green Legacy Initiative in 2019, we were able to plant 56 billion trees, which is not only expanding our forest coverage, but significantly restoring our ecosystem.
At this stage, this initiative is expected to sequestering approximately 1.2 2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
As one of the powerhouse of clean energy with a total potential of 60,000 megawatts, Ethiopia targets to generate 13,000 megawatts by 2030, aiming also to scale up our energy supply across East African power pool and beyond.
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Eswatini · Day 2King Mswati IIIThey divert resources that are urgently needed for development into military expenditure.
They also drive up energy and transportation costs, disrupt global supply chains, and exacerbate the rising cost of living felt by people everywhere.
Peace remains the indispensable foundation upon which all development is built.
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Uzbekistan · Day 2Saida MirziyoyevaWe are introducing modern water-saving technologies.
We aim to increase the share of renewable energy to 54% by 2030.
We do not want the Aral Sea to remain merely a symbol of environmental tragedy.
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