INFORSE-Europe
Encyclopedia
INFORSE- Europe is an international, non-profit organisation (NGO) network of European environmental organization
s promoting sustainable energy
development within Europe; and worldwide in cooperation with other INFORSE regions.
INFORSE-Europe consists of 70 NGO members in 30 European countries.
INFORSE-Europe' communication language is English, but the description is available in several languages:
Environmental organization
An environmental organization is an organization that seeks to protect, analyze or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation or lobby for these goals....
s promoting sustainable energy
Sustainable energy
Sustainable energy is the provision of energy that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainable energy sources include all renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectricity, solar energy, wind energy, wave power, geothermal...
development within Europe; and worldwide in cooperation with other INFORSE regions.
INFORSE-Europe consists of 70 NGO members in 30 European countries.
Activities
- Develops scenarios for a transition to a 100% renewable energyRenewable energyRenewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
supply by 2050. A global, EU-27 and national models are developed for Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, and Romania. The model's name is INFORSE Vision 2050., - Maintains the European section of the INFORSE's worldwide database of contacts, Web-based resources on EU policy, school materials on energy and climate, successes
- Online course (DIERET)
- Cooperation with SPARE, a sustainable energy education project in 16 countries.
- Quarterly newsletter: Sustainable Energy News (SEN)
- Participation on UN Commission on Sustainable DevelopmentCommission on Sustainable DevelopmentThe United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development was established in December 1992 by General Assembly Resolution as a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council, implementing a recommendation in of Agenda 21, the landmark global agreement reached at the June 1992 United...
(CSD) and UNFCCC as an INFORSE observer and side event organiser, as INFORSE has consultative NGO status to ECOSOC. - Participation on EU Consultations, Press Releases.
- Organising European NGO Policy Seminars.
- Since 2007, INFORSE-Europe is making EU Ecodesign Standardisation Positions together with ECOS, the European Environmental BureauEuropean Environmental BureauThe European Environmental Bureau is a federation of over 140 environmental citizens’ organisations based in all 27 European Union Member States, potential Member States and a few neighbouring countries. These organisations range from local and national, to European and international...
, Climate Action NetworkClimate Action NetworkClimate Action Network is an umbrella group of environmental non-governmental organisations active on the issue of climate change...
-Europe, GreenpeaceGreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
and the World Wide Fund for NatureWorld Wide Fund for NatureThe World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...
. - Exhibition at EU Green Week'05 and '09, and EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2008, and 2009.
History
- In 1992, INFORSE was established at the Earth SummitEarth SummitThe United Nations Conference on Environment and Development , also known as the Rio Summit, Rio Conference, Earth Summit was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 June to 14 June 1992.-Overview:...
(Global Forum), which was a parallel forum to the UNCED Conference. INFORSE has consultative status to United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
' ECOSOC. - In 1994, INFORSE-Europe made its Bylaws.
- In 2002, INFORSE-Europe became officially registered in Denmark.
- In 2005, INFORSE-Europe became Campaign Associates to the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign Initiative. and as such participated on the EU Sustainable Energy weeks,
- Annual European NGO Policy Seminars organised since 1992, as well as EU NGO Policy seminars organised in Brussels since 2002.
Members
Among the 70 members from 30 European countries are:- Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE)Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE)The Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy is a non-governmental, non-profit, membership based association. OVE was founded in 1975 based on a popular movement for renewable energy in Denmark with close relationship to the anti-nuclear movement , which had an immense popular backup.- Aim :OVE’s...
- Centre for Alternative TechnologyCentre for Alternative TechnologyThe Centre for Alternative Technology is an eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, dedicated to demonstrating and teaching sustainable development. CAT, despite its name, no longer concentrates its efforts exclusively on alternative technology, but provides information on all aspects of sustainable living...
- Norwegian Society for the Conservation of NatureNorwegian Society for the Conservation of NatureThe Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature , also known as Friends of the Earth Norway and commonly abbreviated NNV is the largest Norwegian environmental organization with 28,000 members. The organization is based on a volunteer work among the members, constituting work both at local and...
- GERES, CLER, Helio in France
- Polish Ecological Club (PKE-OG)in Poland.
External links
INFORSE-Europe' communication language is English, but the description is available in several languages: