1 March 2012: The International Energy Agency’s Implementing Agreement on Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (IEA-RETD) has published a summary for policymakers, titled “Six policy actions for accelerated deployment of renewable energy.”

The summary details six policy actions to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy: alliance building with stakeholders; communicating knowledge about renewable energy resources, technologies and issues to raise awareness; target-setting and enacting legislation to implement agreed targets; integrating renewables into policymaking; optimizing policy frameworks and adapting them to specific circumstances; and neutralizing disadvantages in the marketplace. In preparation for the release of a READy book later this year, the summary contains sections on, inter alia: priority setting in renewable energy investment; improving the risk-reward ratio to attract new financing; lessons learned in the sector; and overarching guidelines for getting on track in the implementation of policies to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy.

IEA-RETD Implementing Agreement is one of a number of Implementing Agreements on renewable energy under the framework of the IEA. [Publication: Summary for Policymakers: Six Policy Actions for Accelerated Deployment of Renewable Energy]