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The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is a coalition of progressive governments, businesses and organisations committed to accelerating the development of renewable energy and energy-efficient systems.

Initiated by the UK Government in August 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), REEEP provides an open and flexible framework within which governments work together to meet their own sustainable energy objectives according to their own timetables.

In November 2003, the International Secretariat was opened in the Vienna International Centre with help from the Austrian Government. The partnership is supported by a number of governments, including Australia, Austria, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, the UK and the US, as well as the European Commission. The International Secretariat engages political, financial and business support to reduce the risk inherent in implementing new policy and financing initiatives. REEEP’s regional secretariats provide access to best practice in policy and finance to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.