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'''The World Future Council''' is an intiative started by [[Jakob von Uexkull]] to create a body to counterblance the short termism of current dominant system and would speak for the future generations and long term thinking. |
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{{Infobox organization |
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| name = World Future Council (WFC) |
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| formation = {{start date and age|2004}},<br/>Foundation since {{start date and age|2005}} |
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| image = World Future Council.jpg |
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| founder = [[Barbara Seiller]] |
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| status = [[Stiftung|Foundation]] |
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| purpose = International understanding, sustainable development, environmental protection, ethical voice for the needs and rights of future lives, policy advice. |
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| headquarters = [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] |
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| leader_name = Alexandra Wandel (Chair), [[Franz-Theo Gottwald]] (Supervisory Board) |
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| staff = 12 |
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| website = https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org |
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The '''World Future Council''' (WFC) is a German non-profit foundation with its headquarters in [[Hamburg]]. It works to pass on a healthy and sustainable planet with just and peaceful societies to future generations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-05-16|title=ECI Congratulates the World Future Council|url=https://earthcharter.org/eci-congratulates-the-world-future-council/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Earth Charter|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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[[File:WFF Bregenz 2017 002.jpg|thumb|Annual General Meeting 2017]] |
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==Vision== |
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[[File:World Future Council's Future Policy Award.jpg|Future Policy Award|thumb]] |
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== FuturePolicy.org == |
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According to World Future Council official statement: |
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The futurepolicy.org website presents political solutions and assists decision-makers in developing and implementing future just policies. It is an online database designed for policy-makers to simplify the sharing of existing and proven policy solutions to tackle the world's most fundamental and urgent problems. It now contains policies, for example on renewable energies, energy efficiency, sustainable cities and food production in the era of climate change, that have been promoted in WFC publications, films and hearings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.futurepolicy.org/about/|title=Database of policy solutions|website=futurepolicy.org|language=en-US|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref> |
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"In today's world, the short-term gain of a few has become more important than the long-term well-being of the world. It's this kind of short-sightedness that has helped the market economy hijack global values. |
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==Research and publications== |
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We need to hear from experts with a global point of view that comes from ethics, experience and wisdom. |
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*[[Miguel Mendonça]], David Jacobs and [[Benjamin K. Sovacool]] (2009). ''Powering the Green Economy: The Feed-In Tariff Handbook'', [[Earthscan]], {{ISBN|978-1-84407-858-5}} |
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*[[Herbert Girardet]] and Miguel Mendonça (2009). ''A Renewable World: Energy, Ecology, Equality'', Green Books, {{ISBN|978-1-900322-49-2}} |
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*Herbert Girardet (editor) (2008). ''[[Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges]]'', Earthscan, {{ISBN|978-1-84407-612-3}} |
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*Herbert Girardet (2008). ''Cities People Planet: Liveable Cities for a Sustainable World'', Wiley, {{ISBN|0-470-85284-4}} |
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*Miguel Mendonça (2007). ''Feed-in Tariffs: Accelerating the deployment of renewable energy'', Earthscan, {{ISBN|978-1-84407-788-5}} |
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*[[Jakob von Uexkull]] and Herbert Girardet (2005). ''Shaping our Future: Creating the World Future Council'', Green Books / World Future Council Initiative, {{ISBN|1-903998-46-8}} |
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== See also == |
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group of thinkers from around the world are working to make this happen by creating the World Future Council, a new global institution that will speak out about the things that matter most to everyone." |
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* [[Futures studies]] |
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==References== |
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==Founding Councilors== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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* Hafsat Abiola |
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* Ibrahim Abouleish |
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* Hans Peter Duerr |
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* Nicholas Dunlop |
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* HRH [[Prince El Hassan Bin Talal]] |
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* Olivier Giscard d'Estaing |
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* [[Bianca Jagger]] |
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* Manfred Max-Neef |
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* Frances Moore-Lappe |
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* Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah |
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* [[Anita Roddick]] |
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* Hermann Scheer |
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* [[Vandana Shiva]] |
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* Sulak Sivaraksa |
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* Beate Weber |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Human rights organisations based in Germany]] |
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[[Category:Nature conservation organisations based in Europe]] |
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* [http://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/new-development-model.htm A New Development Model by Herbert Girardet] |
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[[Category:Peace organisations based in Germany]] |
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* [http://www.iwtnews.com/videoindex The Video Library of International World Television Bianca Jagger et al.] |
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[[Category:Organisations based in Hamburg]] |
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[[Category:Renewable energy economics]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 4 February 2024
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| Formation | 2004, Foundation since 2005 |
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| Founder | Barbara Seiller |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | International understanding, sustainable development, environmental protection, ethical voice for the needs and rights of future lives, policy advice. |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
| Leader | Alexandra Wandel (Chair), Franz-Theo Gottwald (Supervisory Board) |
| Staff | 12 |
| Website | https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org |
The World Future Council (WFC) is a German non-profit foundation with its headquarters in Hamburg. It works to pass on a healthy and sustainable planet with just and peaceful societies to future generations.[1]
FuturePolicy.org
[edit]The futurepolicy.org website presents political solutions and assists decision-makers in developing and implementing future just policies. It is an online database designed for policy-makers to simplify the sharing of existing and proven policy solutions to tackle the world's most fundamental and urgent problems. It now contains policies, for example on renewable energies, energy efficiency, sustainable cities and food production in the era of climate change, that have been promoted in WFC publications, films and hearings.[2]
Research and publications
[edit]- Miguel Mendonça, David Jacobs and Benjamin K. Sovacool (2009). Powering the Green Economy: The Feed-In Tariff Handbook, Earthscan, ISBN 978-1-84407-858-5
- Herbert Girardet and Miguel Mendonça (2009). A Renewable World: Energy, Ecology, Equality, Green Books, ISBN 978-1-900322-49-2
- Herbert Girardet (editor) (2008). Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges, Earthscan, ISBN 978-1-84407-612-3
- Herbert Girardet (2008). Cities People Planet: Liveable Cities for a Sustainable World, Wiley, ISBN 0-470-85284-4
- Miguel Mendonça (2007). Feed-in Tariffs: Accelerating the deployment of renewable energy, Earthscan, ISBN 978-1-84407-788-5
- Jakob von Uexkull and Herbert Girardet (2005). Shaping our Future: Creating the World Future Council, Green Books / World Future Council Initiative, ISBN 1-903998-46-8
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ECI Congratulates the World Future Council". Earth Charter. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Database of policy solutions". futurepolicy.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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