Power for all, Renewable Energy Declaration and statement
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This document outlines the goals of the Power for All campaign to promote universal access to affordable and sustainable energy. It notes that over 1 billion people currently lack access to electricity, most living in rural areas. Providing energy access through centralized fossil fuel systems would be too costly, time-consuming, and environmentally damaging. However, decentralized renewable energy solutions could achieve universal access much more quickly and at lower cost while creating jobs. Therefore, the Power for All campaign urges governments and organizations to support decentralized renewable energy through policies, funding, education, and market development initiatives to accelerate access to energy for all.
Power for all, Renewable Energy Declaration and statement
- 1. Power for All Declaration Whereas access to energy is fundamental to human and economic development; Whereas approximately more than 1 billion people do not have access to electricity; Whereas 85 percent of the energy impoverished live in rural areas; Whereas centralized power production, grid distribution, and long-distance transmission cannot provide cost-effective or timely universal energy access; Whereas scaling fossil fuels to address energy poverty would result in significant threats to the health and well-being of our environment and climate; Whereas current estimates to achieve basic energy access for the more than 1 billion living in energy poverty are $700 billion and 20 years or more; Whereas the United Nations has identified universal energy access as an imperative, declaring 2014-2024 the decade of Sustainable Energy for All and adopting Sustainable Development Goal #7 to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all; Whereas decentralized renewable energy (DRE) solutions can accelerate universal energy access at a fraction of current estimated costs and time, while providing an economically and environmentally sustainable solution that can create millions of jobs in developing countries; now, therefore, be it Resolved, that the Power for All Campaign: 1. Urges governments facing energy access challenges to institute policies that will facilitate the market for renewable, distributed energy solutions—such as integrating DRE targets into national electrification plans and reducing tariff barriers on renewable energy equipment (such as duties and value-added taxes) that will help deliver high-quality energy to constituents; 2. Encourages investors, multilateral and bi-lateral organizations, banks and global finance initiatives to mobilize capital and earmark funds specifically for decentralized renewable energy solutions, such as financing for manufacturing, consumer payments and last-mile distribution; 3. Advises development agencies, foundations and civil society organizations seeking to accelerate universal energy access to direct grants and financing support toward sustainable market-building initiatives (including support for consumer education and awareness) 4. Supports wholeheartedly the distributed renewable energy sector dedicated to high- quality, affordable, clean, safe universal energy access; and, 5. Encourages energy consumers around the world to expand the global application of decentralized renewable energy sources—ranging from zero-net energy buildings to solar home systems—and help grow legitimacy for the kinds of solutions that will deliver universal energy access to the energy impoverished, and a more democratic future of energy. We, the undersigned, believe in Power for All. Signed, Andy Varoshiotis – Group Managing Director (Name) (Date) 10.02.2017 Harvest 4 Energy Ltd (Organization) Partners will demonstrate integrity and alignment with the Campaign through their own business practices. Power for All Partners, be they public, private or civil society organizations, recognize the need for a new paradigm for energy access and are stakeholders in the efforts to inform and influence actions that will accelerate the pace of deployment of DRE.
- 2. Power for All Partner Engagement Power for All will provide Partners with research, communications resources and key arguments to help spread the Power for All message. As well as advocating for measures which accelerate access to DRE solutions, the campaign endeavors to raise awareness of its Partners work building sustainable markets for decentralized renewable solutions. In return Partners are asked to take actions that help increase the impact of the campaign. Some examples of ways that Partners have--and can--support include: ● Sharing social media ● Signing petitions ● Joining Power for All events ● Offering in-kind space and logistical support for Power for All Events ● Providing input and ideas to the campaign ● Representing or promoting Power for All during presentations ● Assisting with media requests, such as providing quotations or case studies ● Permitting the campaign to use (fully accredited) images or video ● Supporting Power for All key calls to action ● Signing, or adding their logo, to a letter which advocates on a specific issue (please note that requests for support of this nature will be made to partners on a case by case basis) My organization commits to joining Power for All as a partner of the campaign. Signed, Andy Varoshiotis – Group Managing Director (Name) (Date) 10.02.2017 Harvest 4 Energy Ltd (Organization) www.harvest4energy.com