1 Brazilian Real = 2.4881 Estonian Kroon

1 United Arab Emirates Dirham = 2752.1337 Uzbekistan Som

1 United Arab Emirates Dirham = 2.6604 Swedish Krona

1 United Arab Emirates Dirham = 3.8829 Estonian Kroon

1 Sri Lanka Rupee = 54.1985 Uzbekistan Som

1 Sri Lanka Rupee = 0.0524 Swedish Krona

1 Sri Lanka Rupee = 0.0765 Estonian Kroon

1 Algerian Dinar = 78.7698 Uzbekistan Som

1 Algerian Dinar = 0.0761 Swedish Krona

1 Algerian Dinar = 0.1111 Estonian Kroon

1 Indonesian Rupiah = 0.6775 Uzbekistan Som

1 Indonesian Rupiah = 0.0007 Swedish Krona

1 Indonesian Rupiah = 0.001 Estonian Kroon

1 Lithuanian Lita = 3423.5998 Uzbekistan Som

1 Lithuanian Lita = 3.3094 Swedish Krona

1 Lithuanian Lita = 4.8302 Estonian Kroon

1 Nigerian Naira = 25.9205 Uzbekistan Som

1 Nigerian Naira = 0.0251 Swedish Krona

1 Nigerian Naira = 0.0366 Estonian Kroon

1 Czech Republic Koruna = 402.2266 Uzbekistan Som

1 Czech Republic Koruna = 0.3888 Swedish Krona

1 Czech Republic Koruna = 0.5675 Estonian Kroon

1 Bolivian Boliviano = 1465.9903 Uzbekistan Som

1 Bolivian Boliviano = 1.4171 Swedish Krona

1 Bolivian Boliviano = 2.0683 Estonian Kroon

1 Japanese Yen = 94.7636 Uzbekistan Som

1 Japanese Yen = 0.0916 Swedish Krona

1 Japanese Yen = 0.1337 Estonian Kroon

South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said her department wants to address weaknesses in the process of commissioning renewable-power projects.

The European Union is seeking to speed up the creation of a common energy market to help its shift to a low-carbon economy and boost security of energy supplies amid a natural-gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s government will negotiate with the opposition to cut Australia’s renewable energy target and exempt industries such as aluminum and copper smelting.

Serbia seeks to unblock investment in renewable energy after adopting legislation that opens gas and power markets in line with European Union guidelines.

California Governor Jerry Brown proposed spending $59 billion to fix crumbling roads and raising the state’s renewable energy mandate to 50 percent.

Actress Natalie Portman, environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and other high-profile Harvard University alumni are calling for demonstrations to urge divestment from fossil fuels.

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South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said her department wants to address weaknesses in the process of commissioning renewable-power projects.

The European Union is seeking to speed up the creation of a common energy market to help its shift to a low-carbon economy and boost security of energy supplies amid a natural-gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s government will negotiate with the opposition to cut Australia’s renewable energy target and exempt industries such as aluminum and copper smelting.

California Governor Jerry Brown proposed spending $59 billion to fix crumbling roads and raising the state’s renewable energy mandate to 50 percent.

Actress Natalie Portman, environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and other high-profile Harvard University alumni are calling for demonstrations to urge divestment from fossil fuels.