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Visions Voice of future generations Jakob von Uexkuell, Founder of the World Future Council and the Right Livelihood Award, expresses his thoughts and visionary ideas for the rights of future generations and the goals the World Future Council pursues for them. Watch the video! Publications 100% Renewable - and Beyond - for Cities
A Renewable World The new WFC book "A Renewable World. Energy, Ecology, Equality" (Green Books) by Herbert Girardet and Miguel Mendonça explores proven and emerging solutions for building a global green energy economy as a basis for a prosperous and yet sustainable world. Free download Newsletter Updates on the latest WFC news, events and publications in our monthly newsletter. Read about our methods to promote Feed-In Tariffs, the opening of our Africa Liaison Office, plenty of interesting upcoming events and recent WFC Councillor activities. >> |
Upcoming Events South Africa's Potential for Renewables – 15. until 19.3. MEP meeting on EU grids and RE promotion - 17.3. Brussels: Fourteen countries will discuss the role of EU grids and promotion of renewable energy during a MEP core meeting organised by the WFC and e-Parliament. >> World Urban Forum 5 - 22. until 26.3. Rio de Janeiro: Presenting the latest paper on "100% Renewable Energy - and Beyond - for Cities" at a side event on March 24. >> Feed-in Tariffs in Florida – 26. and 27.3. Orlando: Joint workshop with the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE) to promote Feed-in Tariffs in Florida. >> Renewable Energies in Central- and Eastern Europe – 30.3. Warsaw: At the "Central and Eastern Europe Renewable 2010" conference, the director of our EU Liaison Office, Dirk Hendricks, will present good policies for the promotion of renewable energies in the EU. >> WFC Commission: Cities & Climate Change - 20. and 21.5. Hamburg: Turning public awareness towards the responsibilities of cities in the age of climate change, identify the main obstacles to progress and facilitate the exchange of knowledge. >> Ways to legally implement intergenerational justice - 27. and 28.5. Lisbon: Dr. Maja Göpel, WFC Director Future Justice, will present the concept of a European Ombudsman for future generations. >> All upcoming events >> |
What does '100 percent renewable' really mean, and what does 'and beyond' signify? 
