 The Third World Conference on the Future of Science will be held in Venice in September 2007.
In the pursuit of the aim of the programme “The Future of Science” we have chosen to explore another theme that brings science back to the centre of social debate: energy.
The Conference will examine the immense problem of future sources of energy, consonant with the Venice Charter’s declaration that major goals of applied scientific research must be:
- reduced use of fossil fuels
- expanded use of alternative energy sources.
Following the tradition of past editions, the Conference will last three days, gathering together in Venice speakers of international renown from various disciplines and once again it will be addressed to scientists, politicians, economists, managers, journalists and all men and women of culture.
The principal themes of the three days of the Conference will be:
- Projections of worldwide energy needs for the next two decades.
- Realistic evaluation of the availability and potential availability of alternative energy sources, including solar, wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, hydrogen, biomass, and hydrothermal.
- Cost-benefit analyses of different energy sources.
- Impact of use of different energy sources on the environment.
- Impact of use of different energy sources on human health.
- Advances in energy research, scientific expectations.
- Political power derived from the possession of energy sources: future geopolitical scenarios.
- Economic dependence and risks of conflict
Umberto Veronesi
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