At its second meeting, the Steering Committee celebrated the official
launch of REN21 in the presence of the Danish Minister for the
Environment, Connie Hedegaard - precisely one year after the Bonn
renewables conference.
The network structure and governance issues were considerably advanced:
Steering Committee membership terms shall generally be of two years, with
re-election being possible. A Chair, five Vice-Chairs, and the head of the
Secretariat will constitute the Bureau, which will guide the network and
take decisions between meetings of the Steering Committee. A Participation
Committee will develop guidelines for association of the wider RE
community and fincancial partners with the network, encouraging also the
formation of thematic issue groups. The Secretariat will be provided by
GTZ and UNEP and based in Paris. They will collaborate with IEA and with
one or more organisation(s) representing developing countries.
SC members also discussed a set of issue papers and looked ahead at
outreach opportunities and activities planned for the coming years, giving
further shape to the Work Plan.
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Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen: Venue of the second ISC meeting (Photo: GTZ)
