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"Then I say the Earth belongs to each generation during its course, fully and in its right no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its existence"

Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1789

"If there are to be problems, may they come during my life-time so that I can resolve them and give my children the chance of a good life."

Kenyan proverb

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."

Buckminster Fuller, philosopher, futurist and global thinker (1895 - 1983)

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Schedule

Tuesday, September 1
900 - 2400
Virtual conference, questions only (Virtual conference)
Wednesday, September 2
000 - 900
Virtual conference, questions only
900 - 2400
Virtual conference, questions, answers and subquestions (Virtual conference)
900 - 1030
Opening session (Zoom online)
Chair: Prof. Ingo Stadler
Co-chair(s): Prof. Ramchandra Bhandari

Welcome address, 9.00 – 9.30

  • Prof. Ingo Stadler, Conference Chair, TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences), Germany (10 minutes)
  • Prof. Neven Duic, Conference Co-Chair, University of Zagreb, Croatia (5 minutes)
  • Henrietta Reker, Mayor of City of Cologne (5 minutes)
  • Prof. Bhandari, TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences), Germany (5 minutes), Welcome and conference programme
  • Dr. Ban, SDEWES Centre (5 minutes), Technical issues on conference programme and virtual conference platform 

Introductory Addresses, 9.30 – 10.15

  • Dr. Wilhelm Kuckshinrichs, IEK-STE, Research Centre Jülich, Germany (20 minutes), "Renewable energies in an era of extreme events and political instabilities"
  • Prof. Neven Duic, University of Zagreb, Croatia (20 minutes), "What we need from European Green Deal to fulfil Paris Agreement requirements"
1030 - 1045
Award session (Zoom online)
Chair: Prof. Natasha Markovska
1130 - 1230
Thursday, September 3
000 - 2400
Virtual conference, questions, answers and subquestions
1130 - 1230
1300 - 1500
Friday, September 4
000 - 1200
Virtual conference, questions, answers and subquestions
1130 - 1230
1300 - 1330
Closing session (Zoom online)
Saturday, September 5
000 - 1200
Virtual conference, answers and subquestions (Virtual conference)


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Benchmarking the performance of cities across energy, water and environment systems
related metrics presents an opportunity to trigger policy learning, action, and cooperation to bring cities closer to sustainable development.

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