WFC events around the globe 2012

Europe

  • Austria: International Conference on Good Policies for Persons with Disabilities, Vienna

  • Sweden: Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2012, Norrbotten

  • Switzerland: Global Energy Basel, Basel

  • Germany: Municipalities moving ahead in climate protection, Stuttgart

  • Germany: German-African Economic Forum North Rhine-Westfalia 2012, Dortmund

  • Belguim: A prelude to the European Accessibility Act: Findings of the Zero Project Report, Brussels

  • Switzerland: "Towards the Common Good“ – 3rd Zermatt Summit, Zermatt

  • Liechtenstein: Congress on Sustainable Development and Responsible Investing

  • Austria: 2012 NPT Preparatory Committee, Vienna

  • Italy: Access to Sustainable, Renewable Energy in Africa as Prerequisite for the MDGs, Bellagio

Asia

  • Sri Lanka: Building a Sustainable Future, Colombo

  • Singapore: World Oceans Summit, Sentosa Island

Africa

  • Uganda: 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Kampala

  • South Africa: Millennium Development Goals Summit, Cape town

  • Egypt: Saving our shared future - Strategy Meeting, Sekem

  • South Africa: Climate Finance & Carbon Markets Africa, Johannesburg

North America

  • United States: World Renewable Energy Congress, Denver

  • United States: Governance Issues and the Rio+20 Zero Draft, New York

  • United States: Feed-in Tariff Workshop, Sacrament

  • United States: Initial discussions on the Rio+20 Zero Draft, New York

Central and South America

  • Brazil: Decisions We Need for the City of 2030, Rio de Janeiro

  • Brazil: Choosing Our Future, Rio de Janeiro

  • Brazil: World Summit of Legislators Discusses Visionary Policies for Biodiversity, Rio de Janeiro

  • Brazil: FiTs in Developing Countries, Rio de Janeiro

  • Brazil: Social Justice for Future Generations, Rio de Janeiro

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Events 2011

Europe

  • Austria: 8th CESIO Congress ‘Global challenges and answers’, Vienna

  • Belgium: Green Week of the European Commission, Session on 'Monitoring our impact on the environment: the role of Ombudsmen' Brussels

  • Belgium: EREC Policy Conference, participation of the climate energy team, Brussels

  • Croatia: Speech at ‘Energy Cities’ Annual Rendezvous, Presentation of ‘Regenerative Cities Conept', Zagreb

  • Estonia: European Youth Meeting for Sustainable Development 2011, Tallinn

  • France: Keynote lecture on Regenerative Cities, Paris

  • France: WFC intervention at IEA briefing on energy access, Paris

  • Germany: Kampnagel International Summer Festival, ‘To whom does the world belong?’ Hamburg

  • Germany: UNFCCC SB 34 - WFC Side Events on SDR und Cities, Bonn

  • Germany: Presentation of winning policies of the 2011 Future Policy Award at International Forest Conference, Bonn

  • Hungary: Consultation on ‘The Right to a Healthy Environment’ at the Office of the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations

  • Italy: ‘Think More About’ conference

  • Netherlands: WFC at steering committee meeting of UN Habitat’s World Urban Campaign

  • Norway: Energy for All – Financing Access for the Poor, Oslo

  • Poland: Annual General Meeting of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, Szeczin

  • Sweden: Tällberg Forum, Speech at Rio +20 workshop ‘Can a new generation of global political leaders ensure the Earth’s security?’ Sigtuna

  • Switzerland: Ecological and Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Warfare seminar ‘Climate Change, Nuclear Risks and Nuclear Disarmament: From Security Threats to Sustainable Peace’ report released, Geneva

  • Switzerland: World Resources Forum, Davos

  • Switzerland: Speech at Masdar, 'European Future Energy Forum’ on renewable energy policies, Geneva

  • Switzerland: Key note speech at 'Green Growth Gathering' on Renewable energy policies, Zurich

  • Spain: Key note speech 3rd Conferences on Cities, Renewable Energy and Energy, Zaragoza

  • Turkey: Eurosolar Turkey – IRENEC, Presentation about FiTs at IRENEC Conference, Istanbul

  • UK: Financial Times conference on future energy markets and renewable energy development

Asia

  • India: WFC & HCU Parliamentary Hearing on Regenerative Cities, ‘Regenerative urbanisation in India: Steps towards future-proofing urban development’, Delhi

  • Japan: briefing of the government of Japan on Feed in tariffs and Europe’s energy transition

  • Maldives: SLOW LIFE Symposium on sustainable tourism, Soneva Fushi

  • United Arab Emirates: Global City Forum 2011 ‘Visionary values for sustainable cities’, Abu Dhabi

Africa

  • Egypt: 10th World Wind Energy Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition, Cairo

  • Nigeria: WFC/AREA Power Kick for Africa 2. ‘Solar Powered Public Viewing of the Women's Football World Cup 2011’, Abuja

  • Nigeria: WFC/AREA 3rd International Conference of the African Renewable Energy Alliance on Renewable Energy Policies and Gender, Abuja

  • South Africa: World Economic Forum ‘Energy Efficiency – Accelerating the Agenda’, ‘New Energy Architecture’ and ‘Scaling up Renewables’, Cape Town

  • South Africa: Power & Electricity World Africa 2011 WFC endorsed conference & exhibition + opening panel discussion, Johannesburg

  • South Africa: Renewable Energy Africa Conference & Exhibition, WFC/ AREA endorsement & participation, Johannesburg

  • South Africa: UNFCCC Climate Summit COP17 and CMP7, Durban

North America

  • Canada: Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, Future Policy Award 2010 presented in side event on ‘Visionary Biodiversity Laws and Policies’, Montreal

  • Canada: ARE - Alliance for Renewable Energy set up by WFC for Canada and USA

  • Canada: Workshop with Paul Gipe, Edmonton, Alberta

  • Canada: Keynote - The Path to a Canadian Sustainable Energy Future, Edmonton, Alberta

  • Canada: Report on how cities that aren’t MUNIs can do FITs, Edmonton, Alberta

  • Canada: Participation in conference on the application of international humanitarian law to nuclear weapons, Vancouver

  • United States: Future Policy Award 2011 announcement at UN headquarters and evening award ceremony, New York

  • United States: American farmers and Rural Electric Coop fact finding mission to Germany and Austria

  • United States: Green economic principles for Rio+20, New York

  • United States: US FIT coalition calls and meetings with RBF, New York

  • United States: Plenary talk at FIT conference, Oakland, California

  • United States: Keynote talk to World Resources Institute think-tank, Washington DC

  • United States: Participated in 11th Hour Project daylong seminar, San Francisco

  • United States: Coordinate with Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado, Denver

  • United States: FIT panel at AREDAY - American Renewable Energy Day, Aspen, Colorado

  • United States: Advise energy experts on FITs, New Mexico

  • United States: Advise World Bank on FIT policy, Washington DC

  • United States: Collaborate with EcoLogic Institute on tours, Washington DC

  • United States: Coordinate with UN Foundation on SDRs, Washington DC

  • United States: Coordinate with CitiGroup bank on SDR roundtable, New York

  • United States: Presentation Best Nuclear Disarmament Policies, daylong UN disarmament event, New York

Central and South America

  • Brazil: Side event on “100% renewable energy and beyond for cities: urban renewable power policy toolbox” at the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro


  • Mexico: Side event on “Regenerative Cities: more than sustainable urban development” at UN Climate Change Conference – COP16 in Cancún
Events 2010

Europe

  • Austria: Speech at 13th GlobArt Academy - GlobArt Talk: Time for change, modules for a different progress

  • Belgium: First public seminar on Future Generations and how the EU 2020 strategy can be used to safeguard opportunities for them

  • Switzerland: Presentation of WFC proposal "Breaking the funding deadlock" which focuses on financing climate security on a global scale

  • UK: Debate of the Scottish Parliament to make Scotland a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone

  • Poland: Presentation of good policies for the promotion of renewable energies in the EU at the Central and Eastern Europe Renewable 2010 Conference in Warsaw

  • Portugal: WFC co-hosts Ways to legally implement Intergenerational Justice Conference in Lisbon

  • Germany: Presentation on cities at My Sustainable World Conference

  • France: Workshop to examine best practise policies in order to set priorities for future research and development in OECD countries

  • Sweden: Policy dialogue “Identifying the policy implications of world-changing initiatives” at the 5th Global Youth Entrepreneurship Sustainability Summit

  • Liechtenstein: Lecture on "Direct market development mechanisms in practice: the renewable energy feed-in tariff" at the Liechtenstein Congress


Asia

  • Japan: WFC Future Policy Award 2010 Ceremony at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Nagoya

  • China: Keynote lecture in Dezhou, “China's Solar City” and “Model city for the use of renewable energy in building”

  • Malaysia: Presentation of the WFC vision on Future Justice at the Multi Religious Consultation on Faith, Shared Wisdom and International Law

  • Maldives: Presentation about “The Role of Renewable Energy for a Steadily Increasing Global Ecotourism” at the 2nd Six Senses Eco Symposium

  • Saudi Arabia: Keynote lecture on policy and strategic-making skills at the event of the Saudi Sustainability Initiative

  • Abu Dhabi: Presentations on Renewable Energy for Cities and Feed-In Tariffs at the World Renewable Energy Congress


Africa

  • Ghana: “Power Kick for Africa” - public viewing of the 2010 Football World Cup in the non-electrified village of Oboadaka, Ghana

  • Tanzania: Interregional hearing of WFC and e-parliament


  • Senegal: Presentation of Solar Energy Support Policies and Mechanisms at an ECREEE Regional Forum in Dakar


  • South Africa: Workshop on “7 Principles of Future Just Law Making – Renewable Energy Policies for Sustainable African Development” at the First Steering Committee meeting of the African Renewable Energy Alliance (AREA) in Johannesburg


  • Egypt: Panel discussion on the impact of climate change on coastal cities

North America

  • Michigan: Feed-in Tariff Price Setting Workshop on how to set feed-in tariff prices for a host of renewable technologies

  • New York: Keynote speech to develop a FIT Policy Incentive proposal at FIT for New York: A Long-Term Renewables Incentive Vision

  • Washington D.C.: Presentation of “Powering the Green Economy: the feed-in tariff handbook”

  • Massachusetts: Feed-in Tariff Price Setting Workshop to provide a series of intensive training sessions across North America on how to set feed-in tariff prices

  • Canada: Presentation on Germany’s and Europe's experience with ten years of FIT at the Feed-in Tariffs for Developers Conference in Toronto

  • Florida: FIT workshop at 2nd Annual FARE Conference (Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy)

  • California: Meeting of government officials, political decision-makers and NGO representatives from Pacific fringe states in order to develop a Pacific Ocean 2020 Strategy


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