WFC events around the globe 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 in 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
Oceania
- Samoa: International Workshop at the 13th Annual Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation of the IUCN
- Fiji: Workshop with government officials, political decision-makers and NGO representatives to develop a Pacific Ocean 2020 Strategy
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
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
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