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World Energy Council report details the limited impact of Fukushima on the global nuclear outlook
Nuclear programmes continue worldwide, but international governance on nuclear safety still requires action London – One year after the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi, the World Energy Council (WEC) will publish on Friday, 9 March, a study analysing the impact of the accident on national nuclear energy plans worldwide. The report, ‘World Energy Perspective: Nuclear Energy [...]
Posted on 8 March 2012
WEC speaks at Baltic Sea CCS conference
WEC was invited to speak at the Conference on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Warsaw, Poland, on 6–7 March. The conference, organised by the Baltic Sea Region Energy Cooperation (BASREC), a ministerial process under the umbrella of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, covered how joint regional solutions could lead to a rapid [...]
Posted on 7 March 2012
Interview: Dr Liberty Mhlanga, Chair of WEC Zimbabwe
Dr Liberty Mhlanga, Chair of WEC Zimbabwe, our newest member, talks about what being a part of the WEC network means for the country What does Zimbabwe hope to get out of being a member of WEC? WEC provides a platform for us at the Zimbabwean Energy Council to network with other energy players in a [...]
Posted on 1 March 2012
Urban innovation: how to finance a sustainable infrastructure
The Swiss Energy Council, WEC’s Swiss committee, was a supporting organisation for the 2nd Sustainable Infrastructure Financing Summit, held in Basel, Switzerland, on 21–22 February. This was the second time that the Swiss Energy Council has supported the summit, the last one held in 2010. The recent summit, with its substantial delegations from Asia, showed [...]
Posted on 1 March 2012
WEC Africa regional event builds energy future for the continent
Africa Energy Indaba 2012, held during 21–23 February in Johannesburg, South Africa, is Africa’s leading energy gathering which aims to facilitate interaction between energy leaders as they work towards a sustainable energy future for the continent. In her opening speech Dipuo Peters, South Africa’s Energy Minister, recognised the importance of the forum and thanked the [...]
Posted on 1 March 2012