Helene pelossei

Hélène Pelosse (born 5 March 1970) was the first elected Interim Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Hélène Pelosse was the first elected Interim Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency.
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Hélène Pelosse, Director-General of IRENA: “IRENA will demonstrate that a wider and faster deployment of renewables is possible”

Mandated by these governments worldwide, IRENA envisages providing practical advice and support for both industrialised and developing countries, thereby helping to improve frameworks and build capacity. Moreover, the Agency intends to facilitate access to all relevant information, including reliable data on the potentials for renewable energy, best practices, effective financial mechanisms, and state-of-the-art technological expertise.

A French citizen born in Canada, Hélène Pelosse was appointed as IRENA’s first Director-General earlier this year after a long career working as a financial and later trade adviser in the French Prime Minister's Office; an adviser in Angela Merkel's private office during the German EU Presidency in 2007; and, most recently, as Deputy Head of Staff in charge of international affairs in the Private Office of the French Minister of State in charge of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Developme

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Ms. Hélène Pelosse from France becomes Interim Director-General and Abu-Dahbi the interim HQ of IRENA

The Preparatory Commission of IRENA has designated Ms. Hélène Pelosse as its Interim Director-General during its second session in Sharm El Sheikh on 29 June 2009.

Ms. Pelosse is currently Deputy Head of Staff in the Private Office of the French Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, and Town and Country Planning in charge of international affairs. She also managed the French negotiations for the EU’s Climate and Energy package, focusing in particular on the Renewable Energy Directive, and was responsible for designing the Renewable Energy Plan for France. Moreover, she took part in several international climate negotiations and has been intimately engaged with international organisations in the field of energy during her career (e.g. IEA, UNEP, UNDP).

Also the signatories designated Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, as the interim headquarters. At the same time it was decided that Bonn will host IRENA’s centre of tech

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Hélène Pelosse

French official

Hélène Pelosse (born 5 March 1970) was the first elected Interim Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). She served in this position for 15 months, from 30 June 2009 until 19 October 2010.^[1]

Biography

Pelosse is a citizen of France and was born in Montreal, Canada. She graduated from the École nationale d'administration and the École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales. After graduation, she worked in the Inspectorate General of Finances in the Ministry of Finance of France. In 1999–2001, Pelosse worked for Saint-Gobain. In this period, she was posted in Worcester, Massachusetts, as the Director of Strategy. From 2001 to 2005, Pelosse was the financial and later trade adviser in the French Prime Minister's Office. In 2007, during the German EU Presidency, she served as an adviser in Angela Merkel's private office.^[2] After the German EU Presidency Hélène Pelosse worked as the Deputy Head of Staff in charge of international affairs in the Private Office of the French