India-Brazil-South Africa Declaration on Clean Energy

Country	Brazil
Year Implemented	2007
Policy Status	In force
Date Effective	October 2007
Policy Type	•Voluntary Agreement   •Intra-Government
Policy Target	•Multiple Renewable Energy Sources
Policy Sector	•Multi-sectoral Policy
Description	The second India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit was held in October 2007. At this summit, the three countries reached agreement to work together in the promotion of nuclear energy, clean energy technologies and other renewable energies and in the endorsement of climate change mitigation. In a presidential declaration, the countries noted agreement to pool resources to ensure a secure supply of safe, sustainable and non-polluting energy to meet global demand, particularly in developing countries. The declaration indicated that cooperation would include clean coal technologies and renewable energies such as biomass and innovative ways to transfer, develop and commercialise clean energy.
URL	www.esi-africa.com/node/8464