INFORSE
| International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE) |
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| founding | 1992 |
| Seat | Denmark |
| main emphasis | Environmental protection , renewable energies |
| Action space | Global |
| people | Regional Coordinators, Europe: Gunnar Boye Olesen |
| Members | 160 |
| Website | www.inforse.org |
INFORSE ( International Network for Sustainable Energy ) is a network of independent non-governmental organizations that campaign for sustainable energy supply. The organization with offices in Aarhus has 160 members from more than 70 countries.
aims
Its main goal is the development of a sustainable energy supply using energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies ( photovoltaics , solar thermal energy , wind power , biomass , small hydropower plants, etc.) with the vision of a fairer and more humane world. INFORSE stands for sustainable development , environmental protection , climate protection , poverty reduction , nuclear phase-out and is committed to combating gender-specific injustices in developing countries .
history
The network was founded in 1992 at the Global Forum (parallel conference of non-governmental organizations to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development ) in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. The given goals were environmental protection , nuclear phase-out and increasing the quota of women in high positions.
activities
INFORSE has NGO observer status at UN ECOSOC , UNFCCC and takes part in several UN conferences and their parallel NGO forums. Participation in the following conferences, among others:
- UN Commission of the United Nations for Sustainable Development (CSD) (CSD9, CSD14 and CSD15 in New York)
- UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 14, Poznań , 2008; and COP 15 Copenhagen
- Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference (BIREC 2005), Beijing, China
- Renewables'04, Bonn International Renewable Energy Conference, Bonn 2004
- WSSD, World Summit on Sustainable Development (Earth Summit 2002) in Johannesburg in 2002.