REN21 advocates the deployment of renewable energy as a critical component of strategies to increase access to energy services and to alleviate poverty in developing countries, and as a necessary component of environmentally and economically sound energy regimes in all countries, in particular addressing climate change and energy security.
By combining their experiences and expertise, by hosting high profile international events, and by producing authoritative and influential
issue papers, REN21 participants improve the understanding of the value and essential contribution of renewable energy in achieving sustainable development, and promote attention to the opportunities associated with the expanded use of renewable energy.
