Re: [gep-ed] "UNEP" vs. "UN Environment" in the real world

2018-12-05 Thread Roberts, J. Timmons
To paraphrase Monty Python: "UNEP, UNEP, UNEP! There, I said it!" Sorry, couldn't resist. All I've ever heard over the whole period in UNFCCC circles is UNEP. Timmons On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 1:27 PM Wendy Jackson wrote: > Kia ora all, > > This is what I heard from a UNEP staff member of 25

RE: [gep-ed] "UNEP" vs. "UN Environment" in the real world

2018-12-05 Thread Wil Burns
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Re: [gep-ed] "UNEP" vs. "UN Environment" in the real world

2018-12-05 Thread 'Jonathan Krueger' via gep-ed
Hi all, My understanding is that this was more of a re-branding exercise, than an actual (legal) name change. The (now departed) Executive Director when he started wanted fewer acronyms used and a more ''relatable'' public face for the organization. However, the name itself was not formally

RE: [gep-ed] "UNEP" vs. "UN Environment" in the real world

2018-12-05 Thread Ken Conca
The name is now UN Environment but they still use the acronym UNEP (see for example the just-released 2018 Emissions Gap report: https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2018 --in which the official/recommended citation is UNEP as author). In my experience the goal is to