May 31, 2004—The U.K. recently announced it will join the “Efficient Energy for Sustainable Development Partnership” (EESD) of the U.S. Clean Energy Initiative, while on April 28 the U.S. joined the U.K. “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership” (REEEP). Both partnerships promote sustainable, affordable energy in the developed and developing world.
Under todays agreement, the partners will work together and leverage human and financial resources to maximize their impact in building markets for renewable energy and energy efficiency.
“These mutually supporting agreements, entered into enthusiastically by both our nations, will strengthen efforts to increase access to modern, cleaner and more affordable energy services,” Secretary of Energy Abraham said. “This will, in the long term, help to alleviate global poverty, reduce environmental impacts and further sustainable development.”
Secretary Abraham said the two countries will do this by bringing together governments, business, finance and civil society to further a mutually supportive relationship between the EESD, with its emphasis on improving the productivity and efficiency of energy systems, and the REEEP, which focuses on energy efficiency and enhancing renewable energys price competitiveness and market penetration.
