World Energy Council

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'.

World Energy Council

Formation	11 July 1924; 100 years ago (1924-07-11)
Type	Charity
Legal status	Foundation
Purpose	Energy issues
Headquarters	London, 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
Affiliations	WEC Foundation WEC Services Limited
Website	www.worldenergy.org
Formerly called	World Power Conference World Energy Conference

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

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]

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Energy portal

• Global warming
• Greenhouse gas

References

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.

External links

• World Energy Congress Abu Dhabi 2019
• World Energy Congress Istanbul 2016
• World Energy Council website
• World Energy Congress Montreal 2010
• World Energy Council - Indicators for Energy Efficiency, Odyssee Program.