In a bold move to get the United Nations climate talks moving towards a positive and concrete outcome, Michael Eckhart, President of the  American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) called for a global agreement on the adoption of 25 percent renewable energy by the year 2025, to be called the Global Renewable Energy Standard (G-RES) and furthermore called on the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to be designated the lead agency to support implementation of the agreement.

"The world seeks leadership and guidance on the best path to a cleaner, safer environment and stable atmospheric ecosystem.  But it is clear to most of us that there is no single path - that this is a matter of many paths that together get the world to where it needs to be," said Eckhart.  "We know today that three of the cornerstone paths to climate protection are the adoption of renewable energy, investment in greater energy efficiency, and protection of the rainforests as the Earth's lungs.  It is time to have concerted action on each of those three paths and to get started on what we know will work.  I believe we can agree on the adoption of renewable energy here this week at the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun (COP-16), and we hereby call on the conference to introduce the measure and test it with a vote.  We believe it can pass, and call on other associations and NGOs to encourage their governments to agree."

"Most countries can meet this goal while also increasing economic growth and employment, insulating themselves from intense energy price swings, and protecting the ecosystems of our planet," said ACORE Advisory Board member Scott Sklar. 

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