Canada

By 2003, eliminate all tariffs and quotas on products from least developed countries. Double development assistance by 2010.

European Union

$700 million partnership initiative on energy. $3 billion for Global Environment Facility. Raise development assistance by 22 billion euros until 2006 and 9 billion euros annually from 2006 onward.

Germany

500 million euros over next 5 years to promote cooperation on renewable energy.

Japan

Environment-related training of 5,000 overseas people during a 5-year period.

Norway

$50 million for implementing Johannesburg commitments.

United Kingdom

Double assistance to Africa to £1 billion a year; 50-percent increase in assistance to all countries.

United States

Up to $43 million for energy partnerships and projects in 2003.

E7 Electricity Companies^a

Agreements with the UN on technical cooperation for sustainable energy projects in developing countries.

UN Environment Programme

Launched Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development to promote research, transfer and deployment of green and cleaner technologies to the developing world.

UN Environment Programme,
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(DESA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Partnership with DESA and U.S. EPA on cleaner fuels and vehicles, with partners from private sector, nongovernment organizations, developed and developing countries.

^aAmerican Electric Power (U.S.), Electricité de France (France), Enel (Italy), HydroQuébec (Canada), Ontario Power Generation (Canada), Kansai Electric Power (Japan), RWE (Germany), Scottish Power (UK), and Tokyo Electric Power (Japan).
Note: Funding initiatives targeting such other issues as water, poverty reduction, health, and natural resources are not included in this table.
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development, “Johannesburg Summit 2002: Key Outcomes of the Summit” (September 2002), web site www.johannesburgsummit.org/html/documents/summit_docs/2009_keyoutcomes_ commitments.pdf.