International Renewable Energy Agency founded in Germany
an article by Good News Agency
Year 10th, No 2 - 6 , February 2009
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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is reality - on 26 January 2009, 75 countries signed the statute in Bonn IRENA truly came into being on January 26, 2009 at its Founding Conference in Bonn. More than 120 government delegations from across the world attended the conference and a total of 75 nations, a broad cross-section of developing and industrialized countries, signed the Agency’s statute. Many others expressed their strong commitment to IRENA’s goals and their intention to join in the near future.

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The conference was chaired by Germany's Federal Environment Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, and Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul. As Denmark and Spain from the outset had actively supported the preparation together with Germany, the respective Ministers, Connie Hedegaard (Danish Minister for Climate and Energy) and Miguel Sebastián Gascón (Spanish Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism) were elected Vice-Chairs.(…)

Swift action has to be taken in order to change current trends in climate change. In addition to energy efficiency, increasing the use of renewable energy will be an essential factor in mitigating climate change. (…) www.irena.org

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Comment by Lenny on June, 2002

Progress for the environment needs both international unity (like that against fascism in the 1930's and 1940's) at the same time as the involvement of people where we live and work, especially young people. We must now think globally and act locally and globally!

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