Second World Renewable Energy Forum: Renewing Civilization by Renewable Energy
29 May 2004 - 31 May 2004
Germany
Awareness of the need for Renewable Energy is increasing worldwide - not only due to the dangers of climate change, but also because of the coming exhaustion of fossil energy supplies, the vulnerability of societies to energy dependencies and recent as well as future international resource conflicts.
The gap between the recognition of the value of Renewable Energy and its actual market implementation however, is still very wide. It has been a historic failure over the past decades not to promote Renewable Energy quickly and forcefully. Up to now very few national governments, international governmental organizations, financial institutions and large corporations are really committed to it.
The World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) was founded in 2001 as a non-governmental and non-commercial organization. The WCRE and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), one of the supporters of the 2nd World Renewable Energy Forum, represent the Renewable Energy community all over the world.
In 2002, the first World Renewable Energy Forum of the WCRE adopted the Global Action Plan for the Proliferation of Renewable Energy, and it proposed the creation of global alliances of like-minded coun tries in order to implement strategies and policies. Inspired by this, in his speech at the Johannesburg Summit 2002 the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany invited the governments to an Intergovernmental Conference on Renewable Energy (Renewables 2004) which will take place in Bonn from June 1-4, 2004. Linked to this event, the German Parliament invites to the International Parliamentary Forum on Renewable Energy, June 2, 2004 in Bonn.
In the three days before these events the 2nd World Renewable Energy Forum takes place. It presents the views and propositions of the global Renewable Energy community.
The Forum will show the manifold ecological, economical and cultural benefits for civilization by implementing Renewable Energy. An examination of the contradictions and double standards in the con-temporary global energy debate, and the real reasons for resistances and failures to implement Renewable Energy are at the core of the Forum. Strategies will be articulated how to overcome these obstacles, including the strong need for international Renewable Energy institutions.
Finally, the WCRE presents at its Forum the World Renewable Energy Agenda, which will be addressed to the world public.
We invite you to join this Forum for a common campaign for Renewable Energy.
The Chairperson Committee ,of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)
Organization ,EUROSOLAR e. V., Bonn, Germany ,Irm Pontenagel ,Simone Peter ,David Wortmann
Conference Language ,English
Online-registration and further information: http://www.world-renewable-energy-forum.org
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------,Topics
- The World Renewable Energy Agenda ,- The opportunity for a full replacement of fossil and atomic energy by Renewable Energy ,- Living in a human made environment: from the fossil to the solar city and village ,- Preventing resource conflicts by replacement of fossil transport fuels ,- Educational and finance capacity building ,- New challenges, new institutions: towards an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) ,---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For hotel reservation please contact Bonn Tourist Information(opens in new window) or Cologne Tourist Information(opens in new window),Please make your hotel reservation as soon as possible because of other events at this time.
How to get to the Federal Art Hall (Bundeskunsthalle) ,Address: Museumsmeile Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, 53113 Bonn, http://www.kah-bonn.de
> Car Follow traffic signs to Museumsmeile from the highways and within the city. ,> Rail From Hauptbahnhof Bonn (central station) take subway lines 16, 63 or 66 southbound to Heussallee. ,> Plane From Cologne/Bonn Airport take the airport bus line 670 to Ollenhauerstraße or Bundeskanzlerplatz.
The Federal Art Hall kindly offers free admission to the exhibitions for the conference participants (The Kremlin - Divine Glory and Splendour of the Czars, Georg Baselitz: Pictures That Turn Your Head - A retrospective. Paintings and sculptures from 1959 to 2004).
The Second World Renewable Energy Forum is sponsored by KfW Bankengruppe, SolarWorld AG and VRD Energie Stiftung
,Related events and excursions ,http://www.renewables2004.de
The gap between the recognition of the value of Renewable Energy and its actual market implementation however, is still very wide. It has been a historic failure over the past decades not to promote Renewable Energy quickly and forcefully. Up to now very few national governments, international governmental organizations, financial institutions and large corporations are really committed to it.
The World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) was founded in 2001 as a non-governmental and non-commercial organization. The WCRE and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), one of the supporters of the 2nd World Renewable Energy Forum, represent the Renewable Energy community all over the world.
In 2002, the first World Renewable Energy Forum of the WCRE adopted the Global Action Plan for the Proliferation of Renewable Energy, and it proposed the creation of global alliances of like-minded coun tries in order to implement strategies and policies. Inspired by this, in his speech at the Johannesburg Summit 2002 the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany invited the governments to an Intergovernmental Conference on Renewable Energy (Renewables 2004) which will take place in Bonn from June 1-4, 2004. Linked to this event, the German Parliament invites to the International Parliamentary Forum on Renewable Energy, June 2, 2004 in Bonn.
In the three days before these events the 2nd World Renewable Energy Forum takes place. It presents the views and propositions of the global Renewable Energy community.
The Forum will show the manifold ecological, economical and cultural benefits for civilization by implementing Renewable Energy. An examination of the contradictions and double standards in the con-temporary global energy debate, and the real reasons for resistances and failures to implement Renewable Energy are at the core of the Forum. Strategies will be articulated how to overcome these obstacles, including the strong need for international Renewable Energy institutions.
Finally, the WCRE presents at its Forum the World Renewable Energy Agenda, which will be addressed to the world public.
We invite you to join this Forum for a common campaign for Renewable Energy.
The Chairperson Committee ,of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)
Organization ,EUROSOLAR e. V., Bonn, Germany ,Irm Pontenagel ,Simone Peter ,David Wortmann
Conference Language ,English
Online-registration and further information: http://www.world-renewable-energy-forum.org
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------,Topics
- The World Renewable Energy Agenda ,- The opportunity for a full replacement of fossil and atomic energy by Renewable Energy ,- Living in a human made environment: from the fossil to the solar city and village ,- Preventing resource conflicts by replacement of fossil transport fuels ,- Educational and finance capacity building ,- New challenges, new institutions: towards an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) ,---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For hotel reservation please contact Bonn Tourist Information(opens in new window) or Cologne Tourist Information(opens in new window),Please make your hotel reservation as soon as possible because of other events at this time.
How to get to the Federal Art Hall (Bundeskunsthalle) ,Address: Museumsmeile Bonn, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, 53113 Bonn, http://www.kah-bonn.de
> Car Follow traffic signs to Museumsmeile from the highways and within the city. ,> Rail From Hauptbahnhof Bonn (central station) take subway lines 16, 63 or 66 southbound to Heussallee. ,> Plane From Cologne/Bonn Airport take the airport bus line 670 to Ollenhauerstraße or Bundeskanzlerplatz.
The Federal Art Hall kindly offers free admission to the exhibitions for the conference participants (The Kremlin - Divine Glory and Splendour of the Czars, Georg Baselitz: Pictures That Turn Your Head - A retrospective. Paintings and sculptures from 1959 to 2004).
The Second World Renewable Energy Forum is sponsored by KfW Bankengruppe, SolarWorld AG and VRD Energie Stiftung
,Related events and excursions ,http://www.renewables2004.de