Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The Report of the U.N. Brundtland Commission, Our Common Future, 1987
"If there are to be problems, may they come during my life-time so that I can resolve them and give my children the chance of a good life."
Kenyan proverb
"Then I say the Earth belongs to each generation during its course, fully and in its right no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its existence"
Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1789
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VIDEOS
Opening session
Best paper award ceremony
Invited lecture: Prof. Maria da Graça Carvalho: The role of research and innovation in the European plans for the clean energy transition and an effective strategic autonomy
Invited lecture: Dr. Andreas Athienitis: Modelling and Design of Smart Resilient Net-zero Solar Buildings and Communities
Invited lecture: Prof. Henrik Lund: Smart Renewable Energy Systems and Decarbonization
Invited lecture: Prof. Goran Krajačić: Sustainability of energy systems for efficient clean energy transition
Panel 1: Natural gas crisis: How quickly can we restore energy security and does the crisis promote or hinder the path to climate neutrality?
Chair: Prof. Ingo Stadler
Prof. Poul Alberg Østergaard
Dr. Felipe Feijoo
Prof. Neven Duić
Panel 2: How to succeed in scientific publishing
Chair: Dr. Dana Niculescu
Prof. Annamaria Buonomano
Prof. Ioannis Ieropoulos
Prof. Soteris Kalogirou
Prof. Henrik Lund
Prof. Natasha Markovska
Closing session
SDEWES INDEX
Benchmarking the performance of cities across energy, water and environment systems related metrics presents an opportunity to trigger policy learning, action, and cooperation to bring cities closer to sustainable development.