Climate and Energy
In its Climate and Energy work, the World Future Council focuses on the promotion of renewable energies as well as on a rapid transition to efficient energy production and energy consumption. In an urbanising world where cities are both primary agents and primary victims of climate change, the sustainable development of cities is an important part of the Climate and Energy programme.
What we champion
The WFC Climate and Energy working group, including our Expert Commission on Cities and Climate Change and the African Renewable Energy Alliance, aims to promote:
- the introduction and implemention of renewable energy legislation worldside. The "convenient truth" is that we can choose abundant, renewable energies to meet our needs more safely and help to decentralise power >>
- the acceleration of renewable energy transition in rural and urban areas of Africa through rapid implementation of renewable energy technologies >>
- a move away from resource wasting towards resource saving >>
- a reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions as well as concentrations >>
- greater awareness of success stories and challenges in global food system policies >>
- technology opportunities and best policies available to move towards 100 % renewable energy cities; public awareness on the responsibilities of cities; identification of the main obstacles to progress; and the exchange of knowledge >>
The 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
Your contact partner
Stefan Schurig
World Future Council
Mexikoring 29
22297 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)40 3070914 27
Email: Stefan Schurig
