International Network for Sustainable Energy
International Network for Sustainable Energy, (INFORSE) is an international, non-profit organisation (NGO) network of environmental organizations promoting sustainable energy to protect the environment and to decrease poverty.
Activities
- Develops scenarios for a transition to a 100 % renewables energy supply with factor four energy efficiency 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 contacts , web based resources on EU policy , school materials , successes
- Online course material (DIERET)
- Quarterly newsletter: Sustainable Energy News (SEN)
- Participation on UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and UNFCCC as observer.
- Participation on EU Consultations, Press Releases .
- Organising European NGO Policy Seminars.
History
INFORSE was established in 1992 at the Global Forum, which was a parallel forum to the UNCED Conference so called Earth Summit. 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.
External links
da:INFORSE fr:INFORSE