IRENA and RuDEA—Germany Promotes Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Globally
Posted on 2009-07-01.
von Marcel Viëtor
The fight against climate change and a tightening competition for energy sources pose global challenges for our energy supply. Germany has propagated renewable energy and energy efficiency as elements of its foreign energy policy in order to address these challenges. Two organizations are currently in the focus of attention: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), founded at the end of January 2009 at German instigation, is currently in the setup-process. The Russian-German Energy Agency (RuDEA), aimed at improving the energy efficiency in Russia, is planned to launch in mid-July. The complementary strategies of IRENA and RuDEA were the topics of two expert discussions conducted by DGAP’s Foreign Energy Policy Program: Economies worldwide shall become independent of fossil energy sources by increasing the share of renewable energy and by raising energy efficiency. Additionally, these measures shall secure the supply of fossil energy sources during the decades of transition, especially with the relatively climate-friendly natural gas.
Der Kampf gegen den Klimawandel sowie ein sich weltweit verschärfender Wettbewerb um Energieträger sind die globalen Herausforderungen für unsere Energieversorgung. Um diesen zu begegnen, propagiert Deutschland erneuerbare Energien und Energieeffizienz als Elemente seiner Energieaußenpolitik. Aktuell stehen zwei Organisationen im Fokus: Die Internationale Agentur für Erneuerbare Energien (IRENA) wurde Ende Januar 2009 auf deutsches Betreiben gegründet und befindet sich zurzeit im Aufbau. Die Russisch-Deutsche Energie-Agentur (RuDEA), die die Förderung der Energieeffizienz in Russland zum Ziel hat, soll Mitte Juli 2009 aus der Taufe gehoben werden. Bei zwei Hintergrundgesprächen des Programms Energieaußenpolitik der DGAP wurden die komplementären Strategien von IRENA und RuDEA diskutiert: Durch den Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien und die Steigerung von Energieeffizienz sollen Volkswirtschaften weltweit von fossilen Energieträgern unabhängig werden. Zudem soll dadurch für die Jahrzehnte des Übergangs die Versorgung mit fossilen Energieträgern gewährleistet werden, insbesondere mit dem relativ klimafreundlichen Erdgas.
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