Geneva, home to numerous governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as
a prime center for oil and natural resource trading, will host the first annual multi-stakeholder
conference on global energy issues. This pioneering conference will gather visionaries
and high-level participants from governments, UN bodies, NGOs, industry, academia
and civil society.
The Energy Pact Conference will address current and foreseeable energy needs and supplies,
related environment and development issues, and new business models. Its goal is
to help optimize the energy mix from a range of existing sources.
For the first time, a conference will bring together all stakeholders in the global
energy market to define a realistic path for the future, taking into account the
economic and the environment dimensions as well as the development needs of
many nations.
There is a collective duty to ensure an uninterrupted availability of energy and
to take into account existing constraints: dwindling fossil energy resources, global
warming and widespread development needs of the majority of the world’s population.
Increasing our knowledge of the interactions between energy production and
consumption, the environment and economic development and builds a platform
for scientific and technological innovation, provides an inspiring basis
to address a critical issue for our planet.
The conference is organized by the Energy Pact Foundation, a Swiss non-profit and
non-political organization under the supervision of the Swiss Federal Authorities.
Geneva is a natural choice to host the first Energy Pact Conference. In addition to being
center for natural resources trading, the city is above all home to The International
Environment House, which brings together a range of United Nations and volunteer
organizations working to improve the state of the environment and economic
development. Geneva is also home to around 200 international organizations,
both governmental and non-governmental. The cross-fertilization of ideas
encourages action, open-mindedness and an objective view of the world.
We are convinced that gaining the support and commitment from all major
stakeholders will be a crucial driver in helping to shape solutions for a
global issue that has gained increased public awareness and bears
significant long-term implications.
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