REN21

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REN21

• The Renewable Energy Policy Network
• for the 21st Century

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From "renewables 2004 to REN21 (1)

• Political Declaration of the International
  Conference for Renewable Energies
• Paragraph 9
• Ministers and Government representatives agree
  to work within a global policy network together
  with representatives from parliaments, local and
  regional authorities, the private sector,
  international institutions, international
  industry associations, consumers, civil society,
  womens groups, and relevant partnerships
  worldwide.

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From "renewables 2004 to REN21 (2)

• June 2005 1 year after renewables 2004
  conference, REN21 is launched at the second
  meeting of its Steering Committee in Copenhagen

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Mission Statement and Goals

• REN21 - providing international leadership for
  the rapid expansion of renewable energy in
  developing and industrial countries based on
  the cooperation of stakeholders from the energy,
  development and environment sectors.
• The overarching goal of REN21 is the promotion of
  policies that will increase the wise use of
  renewable energy worldwide. In order to achieve
  this objective, REN21 encourages action in three
  areas Policy, Advocacy, and Exchange.

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Policy Showcasing Successes

• Convene key leaders and stakeholders in national
  legislation and international processes CSD
  14/15, G8, UNFCCC
• Encourage political support for the strengthening
  of regulatory environments, market structures and
  financing environment for the accelerated use of
  RE
• Encourage governments and other stakeholders to
  make and meet commitments to RE (JPOI,
  International Action Programme of the renewables
  2004 conference)

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Advocacy Highlighting Benefits

• RE as a critical component of strategies to
• increase access to energy services and alleviate
  poverty
• address climate change
• improve energy security
• Quality issue papers
• Renewables 2005 Global Status Report, launched
  in Nov 2005 in Beijing
• RE and the Millennium Development Goals, launched
  in September 2005 in New York
• Changing Climates the role of RE, launched in
  Dubai in February 2006

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Exchange Promoting Knowledge Flow

• Promote knowledge generation and exchange on
  renewable energy market and policy developments,
  by bringing together capable organisations and
  individuals.
• Reegle Information Gateway project done in
  cooperation with the REEEP Partnership.
• www.reegle.info

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• APPENDIX

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www.ren21.net
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SC Governments

• Mr Paulo José Chiarelli Vicente de Azevedo
  (Brazil)
• Mr Li Junfeng (China)
• Mr Thomas Becker (Denmark)
• Mr Artur Runge-Metzger (European Commission)
• Mr Michael Hofmann (Germany)
• Ms Amal Haddouche (Morocco)
• Mr Ton van der Zon (Netherlands)
• Mr Paul Mubiru (Uganda)
• Mr Sultan Al Jaber (United Arab Emirates)
• Ms Jackie Jones (United Kingdom)
• Mr Griffin Thompson (United States)

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SC Intergov. Organisations NGOs

• Mr Neil Hirst (IEA)
• Mr Richard Hosier (GEF)
• Ms Olav Kjørven (UNDP)
• Mr Mark Radka (UNEP)
• Mr Jamal Saghir (World Bank)
• Mr Stephen Karekezi (AFREPREN)
• Ms Jennifer Morgan (WWF)
• Mr Wolfgang Palz (WCRE)
• Mr Steve Sawyer (Greenpeace)
• Mr Ibrahim Togola (Mali Folkecenter/ CURES
  Network)

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SC Industry Finance

• Mr Michael Eckhart (ACORE)
• Mr Peter Rae (WWEA)
• Mr Arthouros Zervos (EREC/GWEC)
• Mr Richard Burrett (ABN AMRO)
• Mr James Cameron (Climate Change Capital)

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SC Regional Local Governments Members
at large

• Mr Ernst-Christoph Stolper (Network of Regional
  Governments for Sustainable Development)
• NN (United Cities and Local Governments)
• Mr Mohamed El-Ashry (UN Foundation)
• Mr David Hales (Worldwatch Institute, USA)
• Mr Rajendra Pachauri (TERI, India)
• Ms Virginia Sonntag-OBrien (Basel Agency for
  Sustainable Energy)

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Secretariat Contact

• REN21 Secretariat
• Tour Mirabeau 39/43 quai André Citroën
• 75739 Paris Cedex 15
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email info_at_ren21.net