INFORSE is actively engaged in international awareness rising. INFORSE follows and influences sustainable energy issues in international negotiations and is accredited to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1998, and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 2002.

As observer, INFORSE has been involved in participating at UN conferences. INFORSE also has organised side events and exhibitions at many of these conferences. The major conferences are:

- UNFCCC COPs
* SB48 in Bonn, Germany in May 2018
* COP 23 in Bonn/Fiji in 2017
* COP 22 in Marrakesh, Morocco, in 2016
*- SB44 in Bonn, Germany in 2016
* COP 21 in Paris, France in 2015
*- SB42 in Bonn, Germany in 2015
* COP 20 in Lima, Peru, in 2014
* COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland, in 2013
* COP 18 in Doha, Qatar, in 2012
* COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, in 2011
* COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico, in 2010
* COP 15 in Copenhagen in 2009
* COP 14 in Poznan in 2008

- The Rio Process including Rio+20in 2012 as well as WSSD Johannesburg in 2002, RE Conference in Bonn'04, and BIREC in Beijing'05.

- UN-ECE Committee on Sustainable Energy

- European Environmental Ministers’ Meeting in Aarhus, and Kiev´03,

- UNCSD Process:
UN CSD 9, 14 & 15,

INFORSE has participated with inputs, common statements ,and representations at the European Eco-Forum and Citizens United for Renewables and Sustainability (CURES).


INFORSE has a global Sustainable Energy Vision by 2050 with 100% Renewable Energy Supply. The Vision was prepared and presented at the Rio Conference in 2002.

The network evolves around the members supported by National Focal Points in some countries and Regional Coordinators working in their respective regions.
The most active regions are Europe, Asia, and Africa.

INFORSE-Africa and INFORSE-Asia have been involved in NGO cooperation NGO Capacity building project "Southern Voices on Climate Change" in Africa and in Asia in 2011-14, and a continued project on "Promoting Pro-Poor Low-Carbon Development Strategies" working to strengthen climate-policy networks in 2015-16.

INFORSE-Asia has been involved in a project on the Advocacy on Sustainable Eco-Village Development in 2015-17. The cooperation organisations are from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The project is a continuation of a previous project on "Sustainable Energy to Reduce Poverty", which published a Manual on Sustainable Energy in English, Hindi, Nepali and Sinhala in 2005-06.

INFORSE-Europe is following the EU policy closely.
Read on INFORSE and EU policy. and has developed and promotes 100 % Renewable Energy scenarios/Visions for the EU and for European Countries. Besides, it has been active establishing a network among researchers and NGOs, called the Low Carbon Societies Network.

In INFORSE, networking is understood as a process rather than a rigid structure. The members work to achieve in common what would otherwise have been impossible for the individual organisation to reach in terms of financing, political influence and capacity. The more the members engage in the network by sharing information and work together, the more the individual organisation benefit from the network and the more effective is the network.

The INFORSE network is supported by a Secretariat. The Secretariat is hosted by INFORSE-Europe/OVE. The Secretariat facilitates co-operation in the network and internationally for instance with the United Nations and the European Union.

Read more about the Secretariat and see the contact addresses to the INFORSE Regional Coordinators.

Please see the present INFORSE members in the different regions.

Membership is free of charge and due to approval by the regional co-ordinator.