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Recent WEC Press Releases:

 

7 February 2013: New World Energy Council report identifies the critical issues holding back the transition of the global energy sector

6 February 2013: World Energy Council welcomes CESI as Global Partner

3 December 2012: Policies will make or break the sustainability of our energy systems

3 December 2012 Global Electricity Initiative: WEC, WBCSD, and GSEP combine strengths to advance energy access and climate goals

1 December 2012:The world is far away from achieving environmentally sustainable energy systems

30 November 2012: Pierre Gadonneix wins Platts 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award

211 October 2012: World Energy Council marks one-year countdown to World Energy Congress Daegu 2013

3 August 2012: World Energy Council to hold World Energy Leaders' Summit in New Delhi in 2013

13 June 2012: World Energy Council's FOREN 2012 to provide ministerial forum to address energy security in Central and Eastern Europe

24 April 2012: World Energy Council and Bloomberg New Energy Finance sign landmark deal

20 April 2012: Energy leaders gather at World Energy Leaders' Summit to address energy trilemma

20 March 2012: World energy leaders gather in Turkey to address key concerns affecting the energy sector

13 March 2012: World Energy Council and World Water Council join forces to encourage public policy to address the "water-energy nexus"

8 March 2012 : World Energy Council details the limited impact of Fukushima on the global nuclear outlook

21 February 2012: World Energy Council survey reveals the issues likely to impact Africa's energy agenda

20 February 2012: World Energy Council welcomes its 21st African member

1 February 2012: The World Energy Council welcomes Estonian Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Einari Kisel, as a Senior Fellow

27 January 2012: The World Energy Council signs strategic alliance with the Paul Scherrer Institute

 
2011
8 December 2011: Launch of WEC Global Transport Scenarios to 2050 Report
 
16 November 2011: The World Energy Council calls on policymakers at COP17 to address the "Energy Trilemma"
 
9 November 2011: The World Energy Council welcomes the IEA's 2011 World Energy Outlook
 
7 November 2011: World Energy Council calls on ministers attending the COP17 meeting to address the "Energy Trilemma" at the launch of its 2011 Assessment of country energy and climate policies
 
31 October 2011: World Energy Council sets out a sustainable future for the energy sector in Houston
 
14 September 2011: 2011 World Energy Council survey finds that the outlook for energy is becoming more uncertain

1st April 2011: THE WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMPROVED GOVERNANCE FOR THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY.

2010
29 November 2010: The Energy Industry: Messages to COP16 in Cancun

WEC Congress, Montreal 2010
2009
10 December 2009: World Energy Council Statement on COP15
 
13 October 2009: World Energy & Climate Policy, 2009 Assessment
 
01 September 2009: WEC Statement on Energy Trade and Climate Change Challenges
 
06 April 2009: G20 Outcome: The World Energy Council's (WEC) View on "Building the new Energy Order"
 
2008
11 December 2008: WEC Study shows - huge scope for energy integration in Latin America
 
16 September 2008: WEC launches first-ever assessment of national energy policies
 
01 September 2008: The World Energy Council Launches Worldenergycareers.org

26 June 2008: Inauguration of The Regional Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
 
13 May 2008: Global launch of the World Energy Councils “Performance of Generating Plants” report
 
21 April 2008: World Energy Council Facilitates Action on the INGA Hydropower Projects
 
04 April 2008: The World Energy Council and Financial Times announce 2008 FT-WEC Energy Leaders Summit
 
06 Feb 2008: Europe's Vulnerability to Energy Crisis
 
29 Jan 2008: Energy Efficiency Policies around the World: Review and Evaluation
 
2007

13 Dec 2007: Bringing the WTO to the Climate Change Table

Press Releases for the Rome 2007 World Energy Congress are available separately as part of the Congress Roundup page.
 
05 Oct 2007: World Energy Council launches study on Transport Technologies and Policy Scenarios
 
19 Sept 2007: World Energy Council launches recent edition of the Survey of Energy Resources
 
21 Jun 2007: World Energy Council urges for global policies and investments to tackle climate change.
 
07 May 2007: Media Round Table on Energy & Climate Change
 
22 Mar 2007: WEC Statement 2007
 
08 Mar 2007: Media Round Table on Grand Inga Hydropower Projects
 
30 Jan 2007: The Role of Nuclear Power in Europe Report

2006
06 Sep 2006: Pierre Gadonneix Elected Chair of World Energy Council

Policies for the future: 2011 Assessment of country energy and climate policy

The World Energy Council in partnership with Oliver Wyman (global consulting firm) has over the past year worked on its third Assessment of country energy and climate policy aiming to identify key areas for policy improvements and to understand how successful policies can be transferred from one country to another. more > 

Assessment 2011 Cover