Americas:US joins International Renewable Energy Agency

Chemical News: Americas:US joins International Renewable Energy Agency

https://www.chemnet.com Mar 08,2011 commodityonline
World's largest energy consumer, the US Joins the international renewable energy agency (IRENA).

The United States has become the 63rd member of the Agency by depositing its instrument of acceptance, the State Department said.

IRENA was formed in 2009 in response to growing international interest in the adoption of renewable energy technologies to meet the challenges of sustained economic growth, energy security and climate change.

Its mission is to support and expedite member-countries' transition to greater renewable energy use by helping identify and facilitate adoption of appropriate and optimal policies, business practices and technologies.

In all, 148 countries are IRENA signatories, while the United States is the 63rd country to ratify its statute.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi, IRENA also has a liaison office in the Austrian capital Vienna, and an IRENA Innovation and Technology Center in the German city of Bonn.

To date, 148 countries are IRENA signatories. The United States is the 63rd country to ratify the IRENA statute.

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