- REN21
REN21, the "Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century", is a policy network that provides a forum for international leadership in
renewable energy policy , in order to share knowledge and facilitate the rapid growth of renewable energy technologies in developing countries and industrialised economies.The network was launched in June 2005 as a result of discussion held the previous year at the International Conference for Renewable Energies in
Bonn ,Germany . Its secretariat operates from offices inParis ,France , and is provided by theUnited Nations Environment Programme and the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit " (German Technical Cooperation), in collaboration with theInternational Energy Agency . Like the Bonn Conference, REN21 distinguishes itself through its flexible nature and multi-stakeholder participation intended to provide a dynamic alternative to the official international fora. Its participants and members are drawn from a wide variety of bodies, including national and local governments, international associations and institutions, NGOs, the private sector, relevant partnerships and scientific panels, and other interested parties.REN21 has produced a number of internationally recognised [http://www.ren21.net/publications reports] on renewable energy policy and the development of the renewables marketplace. The [http://www.ren21.net/globalstatusreport/default.asp Renewables Global Status Report] , in particular, has achieved worldwide recognition.
REN21 is also following up on 197 actions that were agreed in the [http://www.ren21.net/iap International Action Programme] at the [http://www.renewables2004.de renewables 2004] conference in Bonn and 145 pledges from the [http://www.wirec2008.gov Washington International Renewable Energy Conference] .
ee also
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Energy policy
*Eugene Green Energy Standard
*International Renewable Energy Agency
*Reegle (Information Gateway for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency)
*Renewable energy commercialization
*Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
*SolarPACES
*World energy resources and consumption External links
* [http://www.ren21.net REN21 official website]
* [http://www.ren21.net/publications REN21 Publications]
* [http://www.unep.fr/energy/act/re/fact_sheet/docs/REN21CC_paper.pdf The Role of Renewable Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World]
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