International Renewable Energy Policy

JREC

At the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in September 2002 in Johannesburg, some 86 states the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition (JREC) -, adopted a joint declaration "The Way Forward on Renewable Energy".

One of the few tangible outcomes of the JREC constellation is the creation of a database were countries provide information on their renewable energy policies, measures and targets related to renewable energy, including terminations of existing policies.

CURES

NGOs created the network "CURES" (Citizens United for Renewable Energies and Sustainability) to monitor the energy-related international processes in the follow-up of the Johannesburg Summit. CURES elaborated a joint declaration entitled "The Future is Renewable" (this can be downloaded and signed at the CURES website).

Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference, 2005

On November 7-8, 2005 the Chinese government hosted BIREC 2005, the Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference 2005. The purpose of the conference was to follow up on the Bonn conference outcomes and to share experiences on the development and promotion of renewable energy.

• Conference outcomes
• NGO views, German NGO forum / CURES

CSD 14

The fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14) will meet at UN Headquarters in New York from 1-12 May 2006. As the first year of the second implementation cycle, CSD-14 will review progress in the following areas: Energy for Sustainable Development; Industrial Development; Air pollution/Atmosphere; and Climate Change. It is expected that a large part of the discussions will focus on the promotion of renewable energy.

REN21

One of the outcomes of the Bonn 2004 Conference was the creation of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) Its goal is to allow the rapid expansion of renewable energies in developing and industrial countries by bolstering policy development and decision-making on international, national, and sub-national levels.
One year after the Bonn Renewables 2004 conference, the German Government prepared an overview describing the follow-up activities and status of implementation of the conference results. The document outlines the areas in which successful action has been taken.

• ‘Changing Climates’, the Role of Renewable Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World' – REN 21
• Renewables 2005 - Global Status Report prepared by The Worldwatch Institute - REN21

Bonn International conference for renewable Energies, 2004

At the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development - WSSD, Germany invited the international community to an international conference for renewable energies - The International conference for Renewable Energies, 1-4 June 2004, Bonn.
The high profile event had three forms of outcomes;

• A Political Declaration containing shared political goals for an increased role of renewable energies
• An International Action Programme, including actions and commitments by governments, international organisations and stakeholders.
• Policy Recommendations for Renewable Energies

NGO views related to Bonn Conference

• Letter to a selection of European Environment Ministers, re REC2004, 19th April 2004.
• Letter to Ms Margot Wallstrom, Commissioner for the Environment re REC2004, 19th April 2004.