Message for the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

At the international symposium Energy 2050 a message for the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference was discussed. It contains recommendations for the future global energy production and is based on analyses of different sources of energy made by the Energy Committee 2005-2009.

The recommendations are in short:

1.       Time is of the essence for radical urgent changes to the global energy system.

2.       Life cycle analyses and ecological economics are essential prerequisites for future policy thinking.

3.       Agriculture production should be used primarily for food while avoiding global deforestation and maintaining biodiversity.

4.       Electricity will have to become the major energy carrier in the future.

5.       Investment in energy research and development is crucial if we are to achieve the emergence of a sustainable energy system beyond the fossil-energy era.

The complete message is available to the right.