Energy and Climate Change
Using already-available technology, solar power alone could provide almost four times the world's current energy use; wind or geo-thermal power each could exceed today's energy use. Yet, 80% of our energy still comes from burning fossil fuels that increase CO2 concentrations - triggering climate chaos, disrupting nature, and further concentrating wealth. The "convenient truth" is that we can choose instead abundant, renewable energies that can meet our needs, more safely, and help to decentralise power.
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- Renewable Energy: Feed-In Tariffs and Renewable Energy in Africa
Recently published: Explore the myths and misconceptions about feed-in tariff policies in the new paper FITness Testing
New Publications
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A Renewable World. Energy, Ecology, Equality. A Renewable World, a flagship publication of the World Future Council, is intended to fill an important knowledge gap. It treats climate change as an ethical problem to be addressed on behalf of future generations. It builds on the best thinking on climate and energy to be found across the world. It also integrates much of the research and campaign work being done by the WFC - the work on feed-in tariffs, energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, sustainable cities, and future justice. |
Powering the Green Economy. The Feed-In Tariff Handbook. Powering the Green Economy – The Feed-in Tariff Handbook, the latest climate and energy book from the World Future Council, has been published by Earthscan in October 2009. It is a collaborative effort, written by Miguel Mendonça, the WFC Research Manager, David Jacobs and Benjamin Sovacool. It provides detailed analysis of feed-in tariff design, and provides a guide to campaigning for them. It includes discussion of other support schemes, of barriers and technical issues, and of the place of good policy in driving a green collar economy. |
Goals
Our goal is to accelerate the introduction and implementation of effective renewable energy legislation worldwide. To this end, the World Future Council continues to provide expert support to policymakers keen to introduce renewable energy legislation.
Activities
Building on our efforts that sparked new renewable energy laws in South Australia, the UK and an increasing number of US States, the challenge today is supporting policymakers in other regions to introduce similarly effective laws. To promote renewable energies in grid-connected countries and in non grid-connected rural areas, the WFC
- organises strategy workshops with stakeholders in Africa, Europe, India and the US combined with direct advocacy for renewable energy
- drafts reports highlighting the potential climate and economic gains of an accelerated switch to renewable energy
- organises parliamentary hearings in Asia and Africa in cooperation with e-Parliament, a global network of parliamentarians, to develop detailed policy proposals
- has developed the online Policy Action on Climate Toolkit that provides all relevant information for the successful adoption and implementation of renewable energy legislation comprising Feed-In Tariff policy
Read more about our Feed-in Tariff work, about renewable energy in Africa and about the promotion of energy efficiency.
