The Parties to this Statute,
desiring to promote the widespread and increased adoption and use of renewable energy
with a view to sustainable development,
inspired by their firm belief in the vast opportunities offered by renewable energy
for addressing and gradually alleviating problems of energy security and volatile
energy prices,
convinced of the major role that renewable energy can play in reducing greenhouse
gas concentrations in the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the stabilisation of
the climate system, and allowing for a sustainable, secure and gentle transit to a
low carbon economy,
desiring to foster the positive impact that renewable energy technologies can have
on stimulating sustainable economic growth and creating employment,
motivated by the huge potential of renewable energy in providing decentralised access
to energy, particularly in developing countries, and access to energy for isolated
and remote regions and islands,
concerned about the serious negative implications that the use of fossil fuels and
the inefficient use of traditional biomass can have on health,
convinced that renewable energy, combined with enhanced energy efficiency, can increasingly
cover the anticipated steep increase in global energy needs in the coming decades,
affirming their desire to establish an international organisation for renewable energy,
that facilitates the cooperation between its Members, while also establishing a close
collaboration with existing organisations that promote the use of renewable energy,