Irena boss wants global voice to fight Big Oil

Adnan Amin speaking at EWEA 2013

Adnan Amin speaking at EWEA 2013

The renewables industry must develop a strong global message, to defend itself from growing attacks by Big Oil, says the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).

Director-general Adnan Amin tells Recharge: “At the moment with renewables, I think we are giving out different messages in different markets.

"In Europe the subsidy message is a key one, and everybody is frightened about what is happening due to austerity and why some nations are pulling the carpet from under the renewables business. But in other markets it’s a very different message.

“So I think we need to have a single global message, which is that the economic and technical feasibility of renewables today allows it to be deployed at scale and…

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