World Energy Council#World Energy Congresses

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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.{{cite book|last1=Wright |first1=Rebecca|last2=Shin|first2=Hiroki|last3=Trentmann|first3=Frank |title=From World Power Conference to World Energy Council: 90 Years of Energy Cooperation, 1923 - 2013|url=http://www.worldenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/A-Brief-History-of-the-World-Energy-Council.pdf|access-date=30 August 2017|year=2013|publisher=World Energy Council|isbn=978-0-946121-31-1|page=13}} In 1968 the name was changed to World Energy Conference, and in 1989 it became the World Energy Council.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.{{Cite book |author= Christian Heitmann |title=TAMING THE YUGOSLAV SPACE: Continuities and Discontinuities in Coping with the Infrastructural Challenges of the 20th Century |chapter=The Electrification of Yugoslavia 1919-1952: Ideas, Plans, Realities |editor1=Danijel Kežić |editor2=Vladimir Petrović |editor3=Edvin Pezo |location= Belgrade & Regensburg |year=2023 |publisher=Institute of Contemporary History Belgrade & Leibniz-Institute for East and Southeast European Studies |doi=10.29362/2023.2794.hei.67-88 |language=English |pages=67-88}}

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{{cite web |url=http://unterm.un.org/DGAACS/unterm.nsf/8fa942046ff7601c85256983007ca4d8/acf19b49281081c7852569fa0000ece8?OpenDocument |title=World Energy Council |website=unterm.un.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204500/http://unterm.un.org/DGAACS/unterm.nsf/8fa942046ff7601c85256983007ca4d8/acf19b49281081c7852569fa0000ece8?OpenDocument |archive-date=2014-01-04}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldenergy.org/about-us|title=About the World Energy Council|website=World Energy Council|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wec24.org/|title=WEC19|website=WEC19|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}

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{{Cite web |last=World Energy Council |date=2018 |title=World Energy Trilemma Index |url=https://www.worldenergy.org/assets/downloads/World-Energy-Trilemma-Index-2018.pdf |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=World Energy Council}} (also available as an online tool{{Cite web|url=https://trilemma.worldenergy.org/|title=WEC Energy Trilemma Index Tool|website=trilemma.worldenergy.org|access-date=2020-03-13}}), as well as Insights Briefs on current energy topics such as Blockchain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldenergy.org/publications/entry/world-energy-insights-brief-blockchain-anthology-of-interviews|title=World Energy Insights Brief {{!}} Blockchain: Anthology of Interviews|website=World Energy Council|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}