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This is the 4th edition of this publication which analyses trends and developments in the renewable and waste energy markets in OECD member states, as well as selected data on non-OECD countries. Data covers production, trade, transformation to electricity and heat, final consumption and installed generating capacity from renewable and waste energy sources. By IEA definition, renewable energy sources include combustible renewables and waste (solid biomass, charcoal, renewable municipal solid waste, gas from biomass and liquid biomass), hydro, solar, wind and tidal energy. Findings include that, during 2003, 13.3 per cent of world total primary energy supply was produced from renewable energy sources.