Following the call for pledges of the WIREC 2008 conference, 145 pledges
were submitted by governments and stakeholders of all world regions.
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| Australia / Government of Australia
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20% target for renewables in Australia's electricity supply by 2020
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| Rwanda / Government of Rwanda
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90 % of renewable energy in electricity production by 2012
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| American Jewish Committee, USA
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A U.S. Human Rights NGO Going Green
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| Kenya / Ministry of Energy
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Accelerate renewable energy growth through Formulating and Instituting a policy on renewable energy development in the next two years
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| USA / Department of Commerce
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Access of renewable energy technologies in China and India
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| Pakistan / Planning and Development
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Achieve 10% share of renewable energy in the national energy mix by 2012
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| Equity International, Inc., USA
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Achieving 100% RPS by all 50 U.S. states
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| Spain / Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
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Action Plan to increase use of renewables to at least 12% by 2010 and increase energy efficiency
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| USA / Department of Transportation
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Alternative fuel vehicle testing and research on required biofuels infrastructure
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| USA / Department of State
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APP grants add renewable power in India
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| Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development
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Assessment of priority options for biofuels strategy for poverty alleviation and achieving the important MDGs in selected regions and sub-regions
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| USA / Climate Institute
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Assist a dozen small island states in developing and implementing sustainable energy plans
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| Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand
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Bangkok’s program on initiatives to alleviate the effects of climate change
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| France / Government of France
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Beyond 20% of RE in the final energy consumption by 2020
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| USA / Trade and Development Agency
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Biomass power generation feasibility study in Namibia
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| USA / Department of Energy
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Biomass products market cost targets through 2012
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| Germany / Government of Germany
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Boosting energy research and demonstration in innovative fields of renewable energy
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| Germany; Spain; Slovenia / Governments
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Boosting international cooperation on feed-in systems
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| EarthAction International, USA
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Bring 'Feed In' legislation to state and federal governments in the US,- convince 10 States within two years
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| Solar Generation International
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Campaign geared towards public awareness and real solutions on climate change through renewable energy and energy efficiency
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| Philippines / Miriam Colleage
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Campaign to increase public education and awareness of renewable energy and the environment
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| Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India
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Capacity building for creating access to clean, affordable and reliable energy services for the rural households and urban poor households through renewable energy technologies
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| City of Bellingham, WA, USA
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City of Bellingham commits to 100% green power
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| Global Urban Development and Rockefeller Brothers Fund, USA
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Climate Prosperity Project to increase public awareness about the opportunities of engaging in climate protection
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| College of the Atlantic, USA
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College of the Atlantic 100% renewable by 2015
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| USA / Department of the Interior
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Complete national geothermal resource assessment by end of 2008
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| USA / Department of the Interior
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Complete Regulatory framework for alternative energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf
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| European Renewable Energy Council
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Council to facilitate EU's commitment to obtain 20% of energy needs from renewable energy by 2020
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| Fundacion Solar, Guatemala
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Create a positive energy footprint in everyday practices of indigenous populations through education, social organization and environmental sensibility
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| Haiti / Government of Haiti
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Creating the proper environment for renewable energy in Haiti
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| International Institute for Sustainable Development
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Creation of ENERGY-L distribution list for international sustainable energy activities
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| Cemtec, Aalborg University / Northern Jutland, Denmark
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Creation of Hydrogen Valley - Cluster for hydrogen and fuel cell business
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| Poland / Ministry of Economy
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Develop and implement national program for agricultural biogas plants and introduce white certificate mechanism for energy efficiency
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| Waitukubuli Ecological Foundation, Dominica
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Develop community wind energy projects in Dominica to cover at least 25% of the island’s energy needs
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| St. Kitts and Nevis / Government of St. Kitts and Nevis
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Develop various renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency
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| Bahamas / Ministry of Public Works and Transport
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Developing an energy policy for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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| Institute for Research in Sustainable Energy and Development, Kenya
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Development of sorghum for food and bioenergy
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| The Netherlands / SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
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Domestic biogas: Capturing the markets in Asia and Africa
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| Ireland / Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
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Domestic grant programme of EUR 58m for biomass, solar and geothermal technologies
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| Switzerland / Government of Switzerland
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Double the interdepartmental platform budget to CHF 4m in 2008-2010 to promote renewable energy and efficiency in international cooperation
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| Germany / Government of Germany
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Doubling the special facility for renewable energy and energy efficiency
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| International Green Energy Council, USA
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Educating leaders and students worldwide about the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy
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| USA / Department of the Interior
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Efficiency improvements in 58 hydroelectric power plants
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| Greenpeace International
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Energy [R]evolution 2008 – communicating A Sustainable World Energy Outlook
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| Ireland / Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resouces
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EUR 20m research fund to increase energy research capacity in Ireland
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| Ireland / Department of Communications,Energy and Natural Resources
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EUR 26m for ocean energy research and development
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| Germany / Government of Germany
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EUR 550m to renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries in 2008
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| Japan / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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Expanding introduction of renewable energy to 3% of total primary energy supply by 2010
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| Nicaragua / Ministry of Energy and Mines
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Expanding renewable electricity generation to 38 percent by 2011, improving regulatory framework for renewable energy investments, and promoting biofuels
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| Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan
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Expansion of the Use of Solar Energy
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| UK / Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
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Expedite offshore wind farm development to contribute to the UK’s target of 10% of electricity generation from renewables by 2010
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| USA / Department of Agriculture
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Federal biobased preferred product procurement
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| USA / Department of Transportation
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Federal Transit Administration Clean Fuels and Advanced Propulsion Technologies Program with focus on field testing in public transit systems
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| Germany / Government of Germany
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Feed biogas into the natural gas network
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| UK / Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
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Funding a European marine energy test centre
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| USA / Overseas Private Investment Corporation
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Global renewable energy facility to be created in 2008
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| Baylor Institute for Air SciencesSpirit of Hispaniola, USA
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Green airport and International Flight Academy on biofuels
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| USA / Environmental Protection Agency
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Green Power Partnership includes 850 private partners buying 17 bn KWh of green power in 2008
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| Cape Verde / Ministry of Economy, Growth and Competitiveness
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Greening Cape Verde: 50% renewables in nationwide power production by 2020, 100% on one island
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| USA / Department of State
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Greening United States embassies
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| GreenMotion
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Identify at least 1,000 new ideas, technologies, processes, and techniques which will help meet the global energy needs in a renewable and sustainable way
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| Sweden / Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
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Implement energy policy to reach 49% of renewable energy by 2020 and long-term sustainability
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| Germany / Government of Germany
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Implementation of the strategy of the German Government on the use of offshore wind energy
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| USA / Agency for International Development
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Improved access to clean energy services in developing countries with USD 125m in 2008
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| Forrester Partners Limited, UK
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Incentive program to encourage employees of Forrester Partners Limited to switch to renewable energy
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| Canada / Government of Canada
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Inclusion of renewable energy tax incentives in the 2008 budget
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| Brazil / Government of Brazil
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Increase renewable energy and implement Ten-year Plan for Energy Expansion to match expected 47% increase in installed electric capacity
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| GE Energy Financial Services
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Increase renewables investment to USD 6bn by 2010
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| European Union / Council of the European Union
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Increase share of renewable energy to 20% and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% in the EU by 2020
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| Lithuania / Ministry of Economy
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Increase share of renewable energy to at least 20% by 2025
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| Morocco / Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment
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Increase the contribution of renewable energy to 10% of national energy balance and 20% in electricity supply by 2012
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| Italy / Ministry of Economic Development
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Increase the share of renewable energies in the energy mix
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| Denmark / Ministry of Climate and Energy
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Increase use of renewable energy and energy efficiency
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| Cameroon / Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
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Increasing energy supply and energy services for sustainable development via accelerated use of renewable energy
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| Netherlands / Government of the Netherlands
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Increasing share of renewable energy to 20% in 2020, increasing share of sustainable biofuels, energy efficiency, emission reduction
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| Volvo Group
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Increasing the use of renewable energy in production and products, and increasing energy efficiency
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| Planet2025 Network
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Integration of sustainable biofuel crops as renewable energy component into community based agroforestry efforts
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| Switzerland / Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
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Introduction of Action Plan for renewable heat sources to raise share of renewable energy in TPES from 16,2% to 24% by 2020
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| USA / Trade and Development Agency
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Jatropha biodiesel development feasibility study for possible large-scale production
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| USA / Department of the Interior
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Land use planning to increase renewable energy development on public lands
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| Canada / Government of Canada
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Latest version of the Government of Canada's (NRCan) RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software - officially launched
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| USA / Department of Treasury
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Launch USD 2bn Clean Technology Fund
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| Switzerland / Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
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Legally based financial mechanism for accelerated market penetration of renewable electricity to boost generation by 5.4 TWh by 2030
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| India / City Managers' Association Orissa
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Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Programme
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| Uganda / Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
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Making modern renewable energy a substantial part of Uganda's national energy consumption, up from 4% to 61%
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| Energy Efficiency Centre, Georgia
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Nation wide campaign for the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency
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| Paraguay / Ministry of Industry and Commerce
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National Biofuels Development Plan to expand biofuels from 5% to 50% by 2013
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| Madagascar / Ministry of Energy and Mines
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National policies to achieve 54% renewable energy share by 2020
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| Afghanistan / Ministry of Energy and Water
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National policy and public awareness campaign on renewable energy use in Afghanistan and reduction of air pollution in Kabul
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| Indonesia / Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
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New national energy policy to optimize the national primary energy mix by increasing share of renewable energy to 15% in 2025
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| My Organic Market, LLC, USA
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Offset 100% of energy usage by purchasing wind energy
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| Juniata College, USA
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Offsetting 75% of electricity consumption through wind energy credits
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| USA / Environmental Protection Agency
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Partnership for Clean Indoor Air to reduce exposure of 750,000 people in developing countries by 2009
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| Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh
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Policy advocacy for formulating and declaring a national renewable energy policy for Bangladesh
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| Latvia / Ministry of the Environment
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Programme for the development of production and use of biogas
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| USA / U.S. Trade and Development Agency
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Project preparation assistance, investment analysis, project definition, sector development, and trade capacity building to accelerate renewable energy use in developing countries
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| Azerbaijan / Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
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Promote and increase utilisation of wind and solar energy in the country
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| Norway / Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Promote and support renewable energy in developing countries
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| Partnership International, Inc, USA
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Promote financing, development, implementation, and dissemination of best-practice model to help expand solar and wind power in African countries
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| Biomass Coordinating Council, USA
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Promoting collaboration and information sharing on biomass through WIKI platform
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| Jordan / Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
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Promoting the utilisation of renewable energy sources to share 10% in the primary energy by the year 2020
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| Switzerland / Department of Finance
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Promotion of biofuels
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| Shri Jagdamba Samiti, India
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Promotion of pico hydro power unit in Garhwal Himalayas for agro-processing - revival programme of traditional water mills
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| World Experience for Georgia (Foundation), Georgia
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Promotion of renewable energy in Georgia through policy development, increased awareness and regional cooperation
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| Tunisia / National Agency for Energy Conservation
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Promotion of renewable energy to reach 10% in national energy demand by 2011 and reduction of total demand
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| Argentina / Government of Argentina
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Promotion policies of renewable energy sources and efficient use of energy
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| Canada / Government of Canada
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Provide CAD 4 bn in funding to the ecoENERGY Initiatives in support of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Canada
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| UK / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Provide financial support for commercial scale anaerobic digestion demonstration plants
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| Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organization
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Providing energy access to at least 1 million people through use of renewable energy in order to reduce poverty
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| ADEME, EDF, Fondation Energies pour le Monde, GERES FRANCE
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Providing energy services through renewable energy technologies to 1.5 m people in off-grid rural and peri-urban areas
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| NatureWorks, LLC, USA
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Purchasing green power to offset electricity used in manufacturing process
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| New Zealand / Ministry of Economic Development
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Reach 90% renewable electricity target by 2025
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| Norway / Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
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Reach combined target for renewable energy and energy efficiency: 30 TWh increased annual production from 2001 to 2016
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| USA / Environmental Protection Agency
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Recovery of landfill methane to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate renewable energy from 560 landfills by 2012
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| Jamaica / Ministry of Energy, Mining & Telecommunication Petroleum Corporation
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Reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels through the development of indigenous renewable energy resources to 10% of the electricity generation by 2010 and 15% by 2020
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| Town of Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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Reduce the carbon footprint of Warrenton by 25% by 2012 primarily through a waste to energy plant
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| UK / Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
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Reform of financial support to renewable electricity generators
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| Germany / Government of Germany
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Renewable Energies Heat Act to help increase share of renewable energies in heat provision to 14% by 2020
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| Turkey / Ministry of Energy and Natural Sources
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Renewable energy and energy efficiency targets and regulation
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| USA / Department of Defense
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Renewable energy production and procurement to reach 25% of the Department’s facility electrical consumption by 2025
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| Germany / Government of Germany
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Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) to help raise share of renewable electricity to 25–30% by 2020
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| USA / Department of Agriculture
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Renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program with loan guarantees and grants
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| USA / Department of Energy
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Renewable energy use requirements for federal facilities and vehicle fleets through 2015
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| USA / Environmental Protection Agency
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Renewable fuel standard of 36 bn gallons by 2022, with sub- requirement of 21 bn gallons of advanced biofuels by 2022
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| Firestar Engineering, LLC, USA
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Research into non-carbon-based fuels and low temperature energy conversion processes
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| University of Hawaii-Hilo, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management, USA
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Research project for the growing of palm oil in Hawaii on abandoned sugar cane lands
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| France / Electricite De France
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Rural electrification in South Africa with photovoltaic kits
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| Egypt / Ministry of Electricity and Energy
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Satisfying 20% of the Egyptian generated electricity by renewable energies, mainly wind & hydro, by 2020
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| Prokaushali Sangsad Limited, Bangladesh
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Scaling up RE technology application and adaptation to the impact of climate change
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| USA / Environmental Protection Agency
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SmartWay Grow & Go partnership with freight industry to increase use of renewable fuels
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| USA / Department of Energy
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Solar America Initiative
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| USA / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Solar resource assessment using earth observations with emphasis on products for the developing world
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| USA, State Governments
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State Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
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| Norway / Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
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Step up energy research and development policy
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| Tanzania / Ministry of Energy and Minerals
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Strengthen the legal, regulatory and institutional framework to support the development of a sustainable biofuels industry
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| USA / Export-Import Bank
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Supporting increased renewable energy exports with lending enhancements
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| Remineralize the Earth, Inc. (NGO), USA
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The potential of remineralization with rock mineral fines to transform biofuel production and sequester carbon
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| UK / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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UK commitment to fund REEEP, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiecny Partnership, for 3 years, with GBP 2.5m available for 2008/9
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| Japan / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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Usage target of 16 bn kWh by 2014 based on the Renewable Portfolio Standard law
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| USA / Department of Energy
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USD 10bn Loan guarantee program for renewable and energy efficiency
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| Mauritania / Ministry of Hydraulics, Energy and ICT
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Using wind power for sea water desalination
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| USA / Department of Energy
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Wind Electricity Market Cost Targets for land-based and offshore systems
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| USA / Department of Agriculture
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Woody biomass grants to turn forest residue into marketable products
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| Romanian Energy Policy Association
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Workshop for dissemination of WIREC 2008
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| World Bank Group
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World Bank Group Strategic Framework for Climate Change and Development
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