Pakistan on Monday participated in the signing ceremony of the founding treaty of the International Agency for Renewable Resources (IARR) in Bonn (Germany), says a press release issued here. Pakistan was represented by AEDB Chief Executive Arif Alauddin at the ceremony, participated by some 100 countries across the globe.
AEDB has been nominated as the focal body by Government of Pakistan for co-ordination with the newly set up world body on renewable energy. IARR would be the only international organisation that would be solely dedicated to the promotion of renewable energy, and its membership is open to all United Nation members.
IARR will promote the use of the following forms of energy: bioenergy, geothermal energy, hydropower, ocean and wave energy, including tidal energy and ocean thermal energy, and solar and wind energy. Alauddin, speaking after the ceremony appreciated the setting up of the world body on renewable energy, terming it as a major stride towards exploiting the enormous potential of the renewable energy resources.
"Pakistan is committed to play its role in the promotion of renewable energy. Energy is a basic human need and makes the world go round. Without energy, everything would come to a standstill. With the foundation of IARR, we want to contribute to the sustainable development of renewable energies' vast global potential.-PR