The Agency shall promote the widespread and increased adoption and the sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, taking into account national priorities and benefits derived from a combined approach of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, the contribution of renewable energy to environmental preservation, through limiting pressure on natural resources and reducing deforestation, particularly tropical deforestation, desertification and biodiversity loss, to climate protection, to economic growth and social cohesion including poverty alleviation and sustainable development, to access to and security of energy supply, to regional development and to inter-generational responsibility.
Agencija spodbuja široko in vedno večjo uveljavitev in trajnostno rabo vseh oblik obnovljive energije ob upoštevanju: a) nacionalnih prednostnih nalog in koristi, ki izhajajo iz skupne obravnave obnovljive energije in ukrepov energetske učinkovitosti, in b) prispevka obnovljive energije za ohranitev okolja z omejevanjem pritiskov na naravne vire in z zmanjševanjem krčenja gozdov, zlasti tropskih, z zmanjševanjem širjenja puščav in upadanja biotske raznovrstnosti, za zaščito podnebja, gospodarsko rast in socialno povezanost, vključno z zmanjševanjem revščine in trajnostnim razvojem, za dostop do energije in zanesljivo oskrbo z njo, za regionalni razvoj in medgeneracijsko odgovornost.