Switzerland joins renewable energy body
Energy Minister Moritz Leuenberger has signed up Switzerland as a member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) during a visit to Berlin on Wednesday.
Irena includes a group of 83 countries interested in working together to promote alternative power.
The stated goal of the international organisation is to become “the main driving force for promoting a rapid transition towards the widespread and sustainable use of renewable energy on a global scale”.
The Swiss government agreed to join the body earlier this month in hopes of benefiting from technology and know-how transfers. Parliament will now have to ratify the agreement.
Irena was launched at the beginning of this year by Germany, Denmark, Spain and Austria.
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