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8 RESEARCH DIRECTION AND LEAD AUTHORSHIP Janet L. Sawin (Sunna Research and Worldwatch Institute) Freyr Sverrisson (Sunna Research) SECTION AUTHORS Kanika Chawla (REN21 Secretariat) Christine Lins (REN21 Secretariat) Angus McCrone (Bloomberg New Energy Finance) Evan Musolino (Worldwatch Institute) Lily Riahi (UNEP) Janet L. Sawin (Sunna Research and Worldwatch Institute) Ralph Sims (Massey University) Jonathan Skeen (Emergent Energy) Freyr Sverrisson (Sunna Research) SPECIAL ADVISOR Ralph Sims (Massey University) PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND GSR COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT Rana Adib (REN21 Secretariat) Kanika Chawla (REN21 Secretariat) RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION SUPPORT (REN21 SECRETARIAT) Martin Hullin Sarah Leitner Stefano Mazzaccaro Hannah Murdock Laura E. Williamson Glen Wright EDITING, DESIGN, AND LAYOUT Lisa Mastny, editor (Worldwatch Institute) weeks.de Werbeagentur GmbH, design PRODUCTION REN21 Secretariat, Paris, France LEAD AUTHOR EMERITUS Eric Martinot (Institute for Sustainable Energy Policy) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was commissioned by REN21 and produced in collaboration with a global network of research partners. Financing was provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. A large share of the research for this report was conducted on a voluntary basis. The UN Secretary-General’s initiative Sustainable Energy for All mobilises global action to achieve universal access to modern energy services, double the global rate of energy efficiency, and double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030. REN21’s Renewables 2014 Global Status Report contributes to this initiative by demonstrating the role of renewables in increasing energy access. A section on distributed renewable energy—based on input from local experts primarily from developing countries—illustrates how renewables are providing needed energy services and contributing to a better quality of life through the use of modern cooking, heating/ cooling, and electricity technologies. As the newly launched Decade for Sustainable Energy for All (2014–2024) unfolds, REN21 will work closely with the SE4ALL Initiative towards achieving its three objectives.