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Renewable Energies – Policies, Projects, and Challenges for Regions First Results of the Website Exercise. Ernst-Christoph Stolper, Director General Ministry of the Environment and Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Renewable Energies –Policies, Projects, and Challenges for RegionsFirst Results of the Website Exercise Ernst-Christoph Stolper, Director General Ministry of the Environment and Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Role of Regions in the Field ofRenewable Energy • Role of regions • Closer to energy users and producers • Implementation of national policies • Development of own strategies, sometimes as pioneers • Regional commitments (nrg4SD) • Founding Gauteng Declaration (2002) • Policy paper “Sustainable Energy and Renewables” (Cardiff Declaration 2004)
Regional Participation and Co-operation on International Level • Meeting of regional experts in Bonn, 2004 • Objectives • Facilitate communication flow on best available technologies, • Establish networks among regional experts and decision-makers • Increase regional co-operation and partnership • Follow-up „Renewables 2004“ • Creation of internet portal for Renewable Energies • nrg4SD is representing the regions in REN21
Presently Participating Regions • Australian Capital Territory • Basque Country • Brittany • Catalonia • Flanders • NRW • Sao Paolo • Sicily • Western Cape Province
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