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Power Kick for Africa - project In order to point out the potential of renewable energy and to show the necessity of stronger political support for their uptake, the World Future Council organized a Football World Cup public viewing in the non-electrified village of Oboadaka in Ghana. Powered by solar energy all group games of the Ghanaian national team were shown live to an enthusiastic audience in the village school. In addition, members of the African Renewable Energy Alliance (AREA) met in Accra to define solid energy policy frameworks for sustainable development in Africa. Our video lets you take part in this exciting project! For more information and photos from Oboadaka click on the links.
Appeals for nuclear disarmament On July 16th, 1945, the first atom bomb exploded at the Trinity Test Site in the New Mexico desert. Less than a month later atomic bombs would be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 250,000 people. A week before the 10 year commemoration of the Trinity Test, on July 9th 1955, Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell published the Russell-Einstein Manifesto in London in which they urged world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons and make an end to war. To draw attention to the global responsibility of scientists and engineers, the World Future Council and the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES) have compiled an overview of relevant appeals made by scientific networks throughout the Nuclear Age. You can download it here. Events Future Policy Award The WFC has selected biodiversity as the topic for this year’s Future Policy Award to mark the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. The aim of the award is to raise global awareness for these exemplary policies and speed up policy action towards just, sustainable and peaceful societies. The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity will be the formal host of the award ceremony, which will be held in Nagoya, Japan, on 26 October 2010 as part of the official programme of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. On Earth Day, April 22, the WFC and CBD formed a partnership to celebrate good biodiversity policies.
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Upcoming Events Construction and Reality - 3.9. Safeguarding Opportunities for Youth - 15.9. Brussels: Four MEPs will host a dinner debate on "Future Generations and the EU 2020 - Safeguarding opportunities for youth" organised by the WFC at the European Parliament. >> Sustainable Development and Resp. Investing - 15.-18.9. Liechtenstein: At this 3-day congress at Hochschule Liechtenstein, WFC Climate & Energy Director Stefan Schurig will lecture on "Direct market development mechanisms in practice: the renewable energy feed-in tariff". >> Inspiration for Living Change - 16.9. Bonn: At this conference, nine Right Livelihood Awardees - four of them WFC Councillors - will present visions and inspirations for a better world to about 400 participants. >> International Solar Cities World Congress - 16.-19.9. Dezhou: Dezhou is “China Solar City” and “Model city for the use of renewable energy in building”. As an expert in this field, Herbert Girardet, WFC Director of Programmes, will hold a keynote lecture on 18.9. "My Sustainble World" - 23.-24.9. Leipzig: The conference is a platform for those who see opportunity in change and accept the economic and ecological challenges of the future. WFC Climate & Energy Director Stefan Schurig will contribute in the field of Cities. >> World Renewable Energy Congress XI - 25.-30.9. Abu Dhabi: WFC founder Jakob von Uexkuell, co-founder Herbert Girardet and Climate & Energy Director Stefan Schurig will speak at the congress themed "Towards sustainable environment: Green Buildings and Renewable Energy Options". >> The Global Clean Energy Forum - 30.9.-1.10. Lisbon: At this 2-day forum, organised by the "International Herald Tribune", WFC Climate & Energy Director Stefan Schurig will discuss the outlook for the UN Climate Conference COP 16 in Cancun as part of an international expert panel. Six Senses Eco Symposium - 8.-10.10. Maldives: "Powerful future! - The Role of Renewable Energy for a Steadily Increasing Global Ecotourism" is the topic of Stefan Schurig's presentation at this symposium that will be opened by the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. 4th WFC Annual General Meeting - 4.-7.11. Hamburg: WFC Councillors, advisors and staff will come together to discuss this year's developments and define goals and projects for 2011. All upcoming events >>
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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 Our latest newsletter was published on July 7. Read updates on WFC news, events and publications. >> |
