International Network for Sustainable Energy
Encyclopedia
International Network for Sustainable Energy, (INFORSE) is an international
, non-profit organisation (NGO) network of environmental organization
s promoting sustainable energy
to protect the environment
and to decrease poverty
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. In 1998, INFORSE got consultative status to United Nation's ECOSOC. INFORSE is working through Regional Coordinators in Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas. The INFORSE Secretariat is in Denmark.
In 2002, INFORSE-Europe
was registered in Denmark as an NGO network working on European level.
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
, non-profit organisation (NGO) network of environmental organization
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...
to protect the environment
Environment (biophysical)
The biophysical environment is the combined modeling of the physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and includes all variables, parameters as well as conditions and modes inside the Earth's biosphere. The biophysical environment can be divided into two categories:...
and to decrease poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
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Activities
- Develops scenarios for a transition to a 100% renewables energy supply with factor four energy efficiencyEfficient energy useEfficient energy use, sometimes simply called energy efficiency, is the goal of efforts to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products and services. For example, insulating a home allows a building to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature...
by 2050. A global, EU-27 and European national scenarios are developed. The name of the sustainable energy model is INFORSE Vision 2050., - World-wide database of about 1000 contacts, web based resources on EU policy, school materials, successes
- Online course material (DIERET)
- Quarterly newsletter: Sustainable Energy News (SEN) published since 1992
- Participation on UN Conferences as NGO observer as INFORSE has Consultative StatusConsultative StatusConsultative Status is a phrase whose use can be traced to the founding of the United Nations and is used within the UN community to refer to "Non-governmental organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council." Also some international organizations could...
at UN ECOSOC and UNFCCC. Participation at e.g.,:- 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) (CSD9, CSD14 and CSD15 in New York) - UNFCCC (e.g., Exhibition and side event at COP 14, Poznan, 2008; and COP 15 Copenhagen
- Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference (BIREC 2005), Beijing, China
- Renewables'04, Bonn International Renewable Energy ConferenceInternational Renewable Energy ConferenceInternational Renewable Energy Conference is a meeting of senior-level representatives from the Executive and Legislative branches of government at the national and subnational level, international organizations, the finance and business community, and civil society who are working to advance the...
, Bonn 2004 - WSSD, World Summit on Sustainable Development (Earth Summit 2002) in Johannesburg in 2002.
- UN Commission on Sustainable Development
- Participation on EU Consultations, Press Releases.
- Organising European NGO Policy Seminars.
- Exhibition, participation at EU events, e.g., EU Green Week, Sustainable Energy Week. See more at INFORSE-EuropeINFORSE-EuropeINFORSE- Europe is an international, non-profit organisation network of European environmental organizations promoting sustainable energy development within Europe; and worldwide in cooperation with other INFORSE regions....
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History
INFORSE was established in 1992 at the Global Forum, which was a parallel forum to the UNCED Conference so called Earth SummitEarth Summit
The 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:...
. In 1998, INFORSE got consultative status to United Nation's ECOSOC. INFORSE is working through Regional Coordinators in Asia, Africa, Europe, Americas. The INFORSE Secretariat is in Denmark.
In 2002, INFORSE-Europe
INFORSE-Europe
INFORSE- Europe is an international, non-profit organisation network of European environmental organizations promoting sustainable energy development within Europe; and worldwide in cooperation with other INFORSE regions....
was registered in Denmark as an NGO network working on European level.