{"id":48993,"date":"2014-11-21T05:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/energy\/re-energizing-cities-global-100-re-iclei-join-forces.html"},"modified":"2014-11-21T05:40:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T04:40:00","slug":"re-energizing-cities-global-100-re-iclei-join-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/en\/energy\/re-energizing-cities-global-100-re-iclei-join-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"RE-Energizing cities: Global 100% RE & ICLEI join forces"},"content":{"rendered":"

The aim is to start exploring more ambitious renewable energy (RE) targets, moving towards 100% RE where possible.<\/p>\n

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The Global 100% RE initiative<\/a> and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)<\/a> have signed an agreement to jointly facilitate and foster the progress towards 100% Renewable Energy among local governments around the globe. The aim is to start exploring more ambitious renewable energy (RE) targets, moving towards 100% RE where possible. <\/p>\n

The partnership is aimed at speeding up the transition to a sustainable energy future, with a focus on optimizing the use of available RE sources – using renewables to generate energy in the electricity, heating\/cooling and transport sectors in cities. By building a network among local governments, the partners will provide a platform for knowledge exchange, engagement and policy dialogue. Seemingly scattered local actions are powerfully bundled and given political weight as a common movement. Hereby, Global 100% RE and ICLEI intend to inspire change and support local governments in achieving the transition towards a fossil-free future. <\/p>\n

The Global 100% RE campaign builds on existing initiatives at national, regional and local levels, with the overall goal of fostering debate on how 100% renewable energy should become the new standard. By establishing a global network of stakeholders and setting the target in the various regions and constituencies, ICLEI and Global 100% RE hope to speed up the development of a clearly defined roadmap towards success.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

While the world’s leading scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)<\/a> recently told world leaders that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have to be eliminated in order to ensure a habitable planet for current and future generations, many local governments across the world are already actively working on this<\/strong>. Communities and regions worldwide, including 74 sub-national and local governments in Germany, have already transitioned to 100% renewable energy in their energy supply, and many others around the world are on their way there. Entire nations are also striving for 100% RE, as is the case in Denmark, Iceland, Scotland, Costa Rica, Maldives Islands, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, and Tokelau. <\/p>\n

Making the transition to 100% RE is first and foremost a practical and political decision. For the local government this implies taking a decision about energy in its As one of the world’s leading city networks, supporting over 1,000 cities from 88 countries in their efforts to build a more sustainable urban future, ICLEI will assist the initiative by making knowledge and capacity-building tools available to its members. This includes a scenario development tool to explore what the energy future would look like. Offered for free to all local and subnational governments, the carbonn<\/em> Climate Registry<\/a>, will centralize their commitments in an online reporting platform which already captures several 100% RE targets from cities and regions. Further, Global 100% RE partners will closely work with ICLEI and its members to develop measurable criteria for local governments to assist their transition towards 100% RE. <\/p>\n

By addressing the pressing issue of a transition towards 100% renewable energy and by actively engaging in the further development of the RE discussion, the partners in this initiative gain considerable leverage and strengthen their ability to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon future, particularly in urban areas.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Find out more about the 100% Renewables initiative and explore which pioneers have already started and\/ or achieved their transition to 100% RE<\/a><\/p>\n

Source<\/h5>\n

World Wind Energy Association 2014<\/a> | www.go100RE.net<\/a> | www.small-wind.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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