The World Future Council and the EU Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung would like to invite you to an international workshop

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

The World Future Council and the EU Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung would like to invite you to an international workshop on   A Mandatory Approval of Financial Instruments (Finance TÜV[1])   September 22nd/23rd 2014   Venue: EU Office Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Rue du Taciturne 38 1000 Brussels.   Complex financial instruments increase …

PR: Calling on the UN to better address the needs of future generations

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

PR: Calling on the UN to better address the needs of future generations Press release – for immediate release Calling on the UN to better address the needs of future generations World Future Council campaigns for High Commissioner for Future Generations to safeguard lives of tomorrow London/NY, 1 July 2014 …

Press release – for immediate release: Ocean protection: Cebu City hosts meeting of international policy-makers and practitioners

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

Press release – for immediate release   Ocean protection: Cebu City hosts meeting of international policy-makers and practitioners Cebu City/ Hamburg/ Eschborn, 28 May 2014:  Marine ecosystems are of vital importance for asia and the Pacific: the region’s rich oceans and coasts are home to diverse species and ecosystems that …

World Future Council Newsletter February 2014

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

  Dear Friends of the World Future Council, Almost three years after the Great East disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 almost 100 000 people are still displaced. During a recent disaster. We visited abandoned towns that are still highly contaminated. Travelling through entirely intact …

UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon welcomes Future Policy Award

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Trendspotting

    Dear Friends of the World Future Council,   It’s time to realise the potential we have for creating a better world for all! There are solutions for halting climate change, ways to end hunger and poverty and good examples of peaceful conflict-resolution. With political will, these solutions can …

World Future Council: “An unbearable inheritance to future generations”

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

Press release – for immediate release   “An unbearable inheritance to future generations” Global coalition of “Alternative Nobel Prize” laureates and members of the World Future Council condemn nuclear power expansion plans   Hamburg, July 16th 2013: A global coalition of laureates of the Right Livelihood Award and members of the …

World Future Council: Hearing in Dar es Salaam spotlights visionary African policies

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

Press release – for immediate release “Forests for People” Hearing in Dar es Salaam spotlights visionary African policies Tanzania’s Vice President H.E. Dr. Mohammed Gharib Billal welcomed international delegates Dar es Salaam/Hamburg, 10 July 2013: Forests can make an effective contribution to improving rural livelihoods, reducing poverty, and promoting equity in …

Jay OwenSustainability News, Advisors' Forum

  “A prize proclaiming to be as prestigious as the World Food Prize should carefully evaluate any food technology which uses GMOs, adhering to the Precautionary Principle.  We laud those who call attention to the faulty science and policy outcomes, such as EMM Advisory Board member Ashok Khosla and friends Vandana Shiva …

WWEA: Europe could become world’s first 100% Renewable Energy continent

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Press release – for immediate release “Europe could become world’s first 100% Renewable Energy continent” New Global Alliance launched for first time in Europe Munich, 19th June 2013 – The Global Alliance for 100% Renewable Energy today criticises many legislators in Europe for still lacking full commitment to the transformation to renewable …

UNODA Press release – Future Policy Award announces nominations of 20 innovative disarmament policies

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

Press release – for immediate release International award celebrates solutions for sustainable disarmament Future Policy Award announces nominations of 25 innovative disarmament policies Hamburg/Geneva/New York– 6 June 2013: The World Future Council has today announced the nominations of the Future Policy Award 2013. In partnership with the United Nations Office …