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UAE declares support for Irena’s renewable energy measures Gulf News 18 Jan 2010 The message the UAE wants to convey, being a major oil producer and host of Irena, is that “we can’t rely on the energy of the past to make prosperity in the future”, said Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Abu Dhabi: At the first summit organised by Irena (International Renewable Energy Agency) at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the UAE government cemented its support to the agency in furthering its goals.

Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said: “The UAE is committed to providing full support to Irena to enable it to deliver its mission of securing support for renewable energy applications, assist countries to benefit from sustainable development and transfer and share expertise in technology and knowledge”…………

The fact that 139 nations have joined the agency reflects the true international commitment to adopt renewable energy in a broader sense in both developed and developing countries alike, he said.

“Today the world has an international agency that is fully dedicated to diversifying the use of renewable energy… an international agency that takes care of renewable energy and seeks to deliver support to countries of the world for paving the way to sustainable use of renewable energy.”………….

Irena’s mission is to speed up and scale up the use of renewable energy across the world. The third session of the preparatory commission marks the transition of Irena from its founding phase its active phase.

gulfnews : UAE declares support for Irena’s renewable energy measures

January 18, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | MIDDLE EAST, renewable | energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, solar