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World Energy Council
Formation11 July 1924; 100 years ago (1924-07-11)
TypeCharity
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeEnergy issues
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Region served
Global
Membership
Member Committees in 92 countries + 2 direct members
Secretary General
Angela Wilkinson
Chair
Michael Howard
Main organ
World Energy Congress
AffiliationsWEC Foundation
WEC Services Limited
Websitewww.worldenergy.org
Formerly called
World Power Conference
World Energy Conference

The World Energy Council is a global 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 the Council 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. 1,700 experts from 40 countries met in London to discuss energy issues. The meeting was a success and the participants decided on 11 July 1924 to establish a permanent organisation named World Power Conference. Dunlop was elected as its first Secretary General.[1] In 1968 the name was changed to World Energy Conference, and in 1989 it became the World Energy Council.[2]

The World Energy Council is the principal impartial network of leaders and practitioners promoting an affordable, stable and environmentally sensitive energy system for the greatest benefit of all. Formed in 1923, the Council is the UN-accredited[3] global energy body, representing the entire energy spectrum, with more than 3,000 member organisations located in over 90 countries and drawn from governments, private and state corporations, academia, NGOs and energy-related stakeholders. The World Energy Council informs global, regional and national energy strategies by hosting high-level events, publishing authoritative studies, and working through its extensive member network to facilitate the world’s energy policy dialogue. Today, the Council has Member Committees established in over 90 countries, which represent over 3,000 member organizations including governments, industry and expert institutions. The World Energy Council covers all energy resources and technologies of energy supply and demand.[4]

Presidium of the Second World Power Conference in Berlin, 1930 (from right to left): Edouard Tissot, Oskar von Miller and his wife Marie Seitz, Carl Köttgen [Deutsch]

The World Energy Council hosts the World Energy Congress, which is the world's largest and most influential energy event covering all aspects of the energy agenda. Staged every three years, the Congress provides a platform for energy leaders and experts in all aspects of the sector to address the challenges and opportunities facing suppliers and consumers of energy. The 2019 edition took place in Abu Dhabi from 9–12 September, where it was announced that Saint Petersburg will be the host city for the next World Energy Congress in 2022.[5]

The World Energy Council's publications include annual releases like the World Energy Trilemma Index, which compares Energy security, equity and environmental sustainability on a country-by-country basis[6] (also available as an online tool[7]), as well as Insights Briefs on current energy topics such as Blockchain.[8]

Member Committees

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As of March 2019 the World Energy Council has 87 member committees and 2 countries which have direct membership. Organisations in countries where the World Energy Council does not yet have an active member committee can join the Council under a direct membership.[9][10]

Caroline Haslett (left) and Gertrude Ruth Ziani de Ferranti of London are the only two women delegates representing organisations at Washington, D.C. on 8 September 1936.
 Algeria
 Argentina
 Armenia
 Austria
 Bahrain
 Belgium
 Bolivia
 Bosnia
 Botswana
 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 Cameroon
 Canada
 Chad
 Chile
 China
 Colombia
 Côte d’Ivoire
 Croatia
 Cyprus
 DR Congo
 Dominican Republic
 Ecuador
 Egypt
 Estonia
 eSwatini
 Ethiopia
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 Hong Kong, China
 Hungary
 Iceland
 India
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Ireland
 Italy
 Japan
 Jordan
 Kazakhstan
 Kenya
 Korea
 Latvia
 Lebanon
 Libya
 Lithuania
 Malaysia
 Malta
 Mexico
 Monaco
 Mongolia
 Morocco
 Namibia
   Nepal
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Pakistan
 Panama
 Paraguay
 Poland
 Portugal
 Romania
 Russian Federation
 Saudi Arabia
 Senegal
 Serbia
 Singapore
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 South Africa
 Spain
 Sri Lanka
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Syria
 Tanzania
 Thailand
 Vietnam
 Trinidad & Tobago
 Tunisia
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 United Arab Emirates
 United States
 Uruguay

World Energy Congresses[11]

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  1. London, 1924
  2. Berlin, 1930
  3. Washington, 1936
  4. London, 1950
  5. Vienna, 1956
  6. Melbourne, 1962
  7. Moscow, 1968
  8. Bucharest, 1971
  9. Detroit, 1974
  10. Istanbul, 1977
  11. Munich, 1980
  12. New Delhi, 1983
  13. Cannes, 1986
  14. Montreal, 1989
  15. Madrid, 1992
  16. Tokyo, 1995
  17. Houston, 1998
  18. Buenos Aires, 2001
  19. Sydney, 2004
  20. Rome, 2007
  21. Montreal, 2010
  22. Daegu, 2013
  23. Istanbul, 2016
  24. Abu Dhabi, 2019
  25. Rotterdam, 2024

Chairs

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  • 1995–1998: John Baker
  • 1998–2001: Jim Adam
  • 2001–2004: Antonio del Rosario
  • 2004–2007: André Caillé
  • 2007–2013: Pierre Gadonneix
  • 2013–2016: Marie-José Nadeau
  • 2016–2019: Younghoon David Kim
  • 2019–2022: Jean-Marie Dauger
  • 2022–present: Michael Howard

Secretaries General

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  • 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)
  • 2009–2019: Christoph Frei
  • 2019–present: Angela Wilkinson

Officers

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  • MICHAEL HOWARD, Chair
  • LEONHARD BIRNBAUM, Chair – Studies Committee
  • IBRAHIM AL-MUHANNA, Vice Chair – Special Responsibility Gulf States & Middle East
  • MATAR AL NEYADI, Vice Chair – UAE Organizing Committee, World Energy Congress 2019, Abu Dhabi
  • KLAUS-DIETER BARBKNECHT, Vice Chair – Finance
  • ALEXANDRE PERRA, Vice Chair – Europe
  • OLEG BUDARGIN, Vice Chair – Responsibility for Regional Development
  • JOSÉ DA COSTA CARVALHO NETO, Chair – Programme Committee
  • CLAUDIA CRONENBOLD, Vice Chair – Latin America&Caribbean
  • ROBERT HANF, Vice Chair – North America
  • ELHAM IBRAHIM, Vice Chair – Africa
  • SHIGERU MURAKI, Vice Chair – Asia Pacific & South Asia
  • JOSÉ ANTONIO VARGAS LLERAS, Chair – Communications & Strategy Committee
  • YOUNGHOON DAVID KIM, Past Chair

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wright, Rebecca; Shin, Hiroki; Trentmann, Frank (2013). From World Power Conference to World Energy Council: 90 Years of Energy Cooperation, 1923 - 2013 (PDF). World Energy Council. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-946121-31-1. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ Wright, Rebecca; Shin, Hiroki; Trentmann, Frank (2013). From World Power Conference to World Energy Council: 90 Years of Energy Cooperation, 1923 - 2013 (PDF). World Energy Council. p. 8. ISBN 978 0 946121 31 1. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "World Energy Council". unterm.un.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04.
  4. ^ "About the World Energy Council". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  5. ^ "WEC19". WEC19. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  6. ^ World Energy Council (2018). "World Energy Trilemma Index" (PDF). World Energy Council. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  7. ^ "WEC Energy Trilemma Index Tool". trilemma.worldenergy.org. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  8. ^ "World Energy Insights Brief | Blockchain: Anthology of Interviews". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  9. ^ "Vietnam becomes the Council's newest direct member". www.worldenergy.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12.
  10. ^ "World Energy Council Members". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  11. ^ "World Energy Congress". World Energy Council. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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