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Branches

The Division, with its Director and Division Office in Paris, consists of one centre and five branches, located in Paris, Geneva and Osaka/Shiga.

Production and Consumption Branch
Promotes sustainable consumption and production patterns to contribute to human development through the market.

Energy Branch
Promotes energy and transport policies for sustainable development, and encourages investment in renewable energy
and energy efficiency.

OzonAction Branch
Supports the phase out of ozone-depleting substances in developing countries and countries with economies in
transition to ensure implementation of the Montreal Protocol.

Economics and Trade Branch
Enhances the capacities of countries to integrate environmental considerations into economic and trade policies and promotes the greening of the finance sector.

Chemicals Branch
Promotes sustainable development by catalysing global actions and building national capacities for the sound management of chemicals and the improvement of chemical safety worldwide.

International Environmental Technology Centre
Implements integrated waste, water and disaster management programmes, focusing in particular on Asia.