Are we together?
The stake of the 21st century is that of the ‘other’. Even more so because of the accelerating size of the population, which is accompanied by climate problems in regions where the population is rising the most rapidly, and where people are having problems getting access to water, healthcare and education. Environmental, chemical and electromagnetic, the sources of pollution are multiplying .
Sustainable development must now enter a phase of collaboration, one where everyone is involved.

This is what sustainable development 2.0 is tackling. It’s time to hand over to the next generation. We are not at a stage where we should be trying to be exemplary, or finding good and reassuring practices; we need to act together. The agenda for 2009 is particularly busy. The world will be meeting in Copenhagen in December of this year to define a global political climate plan, to conceive of a post-Kyoto plan, this time with the inclusion of America, under a new President, Obama.
In 2008, we became an urban planet (reaching the 50% mark of people living in urbanised areas) and one that is interconnected, with more than 4 billion mobile phones, a large number of which are also adapted to use the internet. Communication is no longer a field reserved for experts, it’s accessible to all.
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ICTforEE is a European network led by ACIDD. This project brings both public and private actors together to engage in collective reflection and to promote good practices using ICT to promote energy efficiency; 12 European countries are represented by this network. The use of ICT to promote energy efficiency no longer needs to be demonstrated, with a growing number of initiatives and positioning adopted.
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Interview with Jean-Louis Joseph, Committee of the Regions: “Local and regional actors assume key roles”
Jean-Louis Joseph, President of FEDARENE and Rapporteur for the Committee of the Regions comments on the European Commission’s Energy Package. He responds to the reframing of the European directive on the energy performance of buildings and to the EU’s Second Strategic Energy Review.
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Interview with Dominique Bourges, FEDARENE: “Initial developments in home automation have paved the way”
FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies. The network is a privileged monitor of the practices adopted by the various countries of Europe. Herewith a review of the network with her General secretary.
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Interview with Alberto Moro, ENEA : « We are up to 80 per cent dependent on imports. »
Alberto Moro works for the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment. He is a member of the international network « ICT for Energy Efficiency ». Here, he shares his view on the principle of energy efficiency in Italy.
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