The World Energy Council (WEC) is a global and inclusive forum for thought-leadership and tangible engagement with headquarters in London. Its mission is 'To promote the sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all people'.
The idea for the foundation of WEC came from Daniel Nicol Dunlop in the 1920s. He wanted to gather experts from all around the world to discuss current and future energy issues. He organised in 1923 first national committees, which organised the first World Power Conference (WPC) in 1924. 1700 experts from 40 countries met in London to discuss energy issues. The meeting was a success and the participants decided on July 11, 1924 to establish a permanent organisation named World Power Conference. Dunlop was elected as its first Secretary General. In 1968 the name was changed to World Energy Conference and in 1992 it became the World Energy Council.
Today, WEC has Member Committees established in over 90 countries, which represent over 3000 member organizations including governments, industry and expert institutions. WEC covers all energy resources and technologies of energy supply and demand.[1]
WEC's publications include an annual country-by-country Energy and Climate Policy Assessment, the Survey of Energy Resources. [2]
[edit] World Energy Congresses
- London, 1924
- Berlin, 1930
- Washington, 1936
- London, 1950
- Vienna, 1956
- Melbourne, 1962
- Moscow, 1968
- Bukarest, 1971
- Detroit, 1974
- Istanbul, 1977
- Munich, 1980
- New Delhi, 1983
- Cannes, 1986
- Montreal, 1989
- Madrid, 1992
- Tokyo, 1995
- Houston, 1998
- Buenos Aires, 2001
- Sydney, 2004
- Rome, 2007
- Montreal, 2010
[edit] Secretary Generals
- 1924 – 1928: Daniel Nicol Dunlop
- 1928 – 1966: Charles Gray
- 1966 – 1986: Eric Ruttley
- 1986 – 1998: Ian Lindsay
- 1998 – 2008: Gerald Doucet
- 2008 - 2009: Kieran O'Brian (acting)
- 2009 - today: Christoph Frei
[edit] Report
A report was published in 2011, in association with Oliver Wyman entitled Policies for the future: 2011 Assessment of country energy and climate policies, which ranks country performance according to an energy sustainability index.[1] The best performers were Switzerland, Sweden and France.
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