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IRENA's activities on Renewables in Cities
Description/achievement of initiative

Analyze renewable energy promotion policies, to develop tools to demonstrate how local policies can be shaped towards a renewable energy future; develop a sectoral roadmap.

Implementation methodologies

In order to achieve the aim of analysis in greater depth about renewable energy promotion policies, to develop tools to demonstrate how local policies can be shaped towards a renewable energy future, and to develop a sectoral roadmap with enabling action points to accelerate the use of renewable energy resources and the design of city energy systems in a way that is conducive to the use of renewable energy produced elsewhere. The activities are undertaken in collaboration with ICLEI and UN-Habitat.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

IRENA Members and IRENA Signatories.
Open to additional partners.
Progress reports
Goal 7
2013
Development of a sectoral roadmap with enabling action points to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in cities.
2013
Development of a range of tools to support and accelerate renewable energy deployment in urban settings.
2013
Organization of a set of technical workshops to disseminate and exchange lessons on different regional and technical aspects of renewable energy use in urban systems.

Basic information
Time-frame: - 2013
Website
Partners
IRENA Members and IRENA Signatories.
Open to additional partners.
Countries
Contact information
United Nations