Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC2010)

From the 27th to the 29th of October 2010, ECREEE participated in the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) hosted by the Government of India and supported by REN21. The theme of the conference was 'Up-scaling and Mainstreaming Renewables for Energy Security, Climate Change and Economic Development". More information at www.direc2010.gov.in

DIREC 2010 was the fourth in the series of global Ministerial-level Conferences on Renewable Energy, which followed from the initiative taken at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, acknowledging the significance of renewable energy for sustainable development. DIREC 2010 is an international platform for government, private sector, and civil society leaders to jointly address the goal of advancing renewable energy.

During the conference ECREEE took part at the main sessions as well as in different Official Side Events and Parallel Events on Thematic & Cross Cutting Issues. They assisted at the Steering Committee of REN21 and took the opportunity to explain the activities ECREEE is conducting in the region as well as networks with different stakeholders.

ECREEE also made its particular Voluntary Pledge to Advance on Renewables Deployment Program (see the pledge at http://www.unep.org/ren21_apps/pledges/detail2.asp?id=1409).